How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from rosemary stems; terpenes and other volatiles are all plant-derived: 1.00.
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
Dominant route is steam distillation of rosemary stems. There is no alternative route.
In plain English
An aromatic essential oil taken from rosemary stems, used to give a herbal rosemary scent to products. It is a natural plant oil.
CosIng definition: Rosmarinus Officinalis Stem Oil is an essential oil obtained from the stems 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 STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS STEM 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%20STEM%20OIL