How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil, wholly plant-derived; no synthetic fragment to subtract.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Obtained by steam distillation of the leaves and fresh flowering tops of Rosmarinus officinalis. No alternative synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from rosemary leaves and flowers, used to add scent to products. It is a natural plant oil with no synthetic processing beyond distillation.
CosIng definition: "Rosemary Oil". Rosmarinus Officinalis Flower Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves and fresh flowering tops of the Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Lamiaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSMARINUS%20OFFICINALIS%20FLOWER%20OIL