How we scored it
Volatile oil: terpenes and terpenoids (cineole, camphor, pinenes) isolated from the plant, nothing synthetic added. Natural 1.0 / total 1.0 = 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
Steam distillation of the whole white sage plant (Salvia apiana), native to southern California and Baja California. Blended or reconstituted fragrance versions are a different product and not what this name describes.
In plain English
The aromatic oil steam-distilled from white sage, a plant native to southern California and Baja California, Mexico. It is used for scent and listed for preservative and flavouring roles; its aroma comes from natural plant compounds such as cineole and camphor.
CosIng definition: Salvia Apiana Oil is the volatile oil derived from the whole plant, Salvia apiana.
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.
- 2SALVIA APIANA OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA APIANA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20APIANA%20OIL