How we scored it
Whole essential oil, no synthetic fragments; this site's convention = 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
Distilled from the leaves of common sage (Salvia officinalis). No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from sage leaves, used as a fragrance ingredient and propellant. It comes directly from the plant with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Salvia Officinalis Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Salvia officinalis.
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 OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF%20OIL