How we scored it
Volatile essential oil steam-distilled from sandalwood; natural terpenoid mixture, 1.0 by convention.
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 Hawaiian sandalwood heartwood. No petrochemical substitute route is used for this essential oil.
In plain English
A fragrant essential oil distilled from Hawaiian sandalwood, used to scent products. It comes directly from the wood via steam distillation.
CosIng definition: Santalum Paniculatum Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of Santalum paniculatum, Apiaceae.
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.
- 2SANTALUM PANICULATUM WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SANTALUM PANICULATUM WOOD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SANTALUM%20PANICULATUM%20WOOD%20OIL