Database/Fragrance/Ruta Graveolens Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ruta Graveolens Oil natural?

Yes. Volatile constituents are distilled from Ruta graveolens herb, the only fragment, so every atom traces to the plant.

INCI nameRuta Graveolens Oil
CAS8014-29-7
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockDominant route is distillation of the volatile oil…

How we scored it

Essential oil from rue herb: mainly methyl ketones (2-undecanone, 2-nonanone) and other plant volatiles, all n=1. 100% / 100% = 1.0.
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 distillation of the volatile oil from the herb rue (Ruta graveolens). No commercially significant synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A strong-smelling essential oil distilled from the herb rue, used in small amounts to add fragrance to products. It is a plant-derived oil obtained by distilling the herb and is not synthesized.

CosIng definition: Ruta Graveolens Oil is the volatile oil distilled from the herb Rue, Ruta graveolens L., Rutaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2RUTA GRAVEOLENS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3RUTA GRAVEOLENS OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUTA%20GRAVEOLENS%20OIL