How we scored it
Distilled volatile oil from whole plant; essential oils are natural-origin botanical material.
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 the whole summer savory (Satureja hortensis) plant. No synthetic alternative route for the natural essential oil.
In plain English
The essential oil steam-distilled from summer savory plants, used to add fragrance to cosmetic products. Comes directly from the whole herb.
CosIng definition: Satureja Hortensis Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Satureja hortensis, Laminaceae.
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.
- 2SATUREJA HORTENSIS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SATUREJA HORTENSIS OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SATUREJA%20HORTENSIS%20OIL