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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Santalum Spicatum Wood Oil natural?

Yes. Whole natural wood essential oil, with no synthetic fragments.

INCI nameSantalum Spicatum Wood Oil
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDerived from the wood of Australian sandalwood (Santalum…

How we scored it

Volatile oil from Australian sandalwood; botanical oil = 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

Derived from the wood of Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) by steam distillation. A natural essential oil.

In plain English

A woody essential oil from Australian sandalwood, valued for skin conditioning and its scent. It is extracted directly from the tree's wood.

CosIng definition: Santalum Spicatum Wood Oil is the volatile oil derived from the wood Santalum spicatum.

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. 2SANTALUM SPICATUM WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SANTALUM SPICATUM 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%20SPICATUM%20WOOD%20OIL