How we scored it
Volatile (essential) oil obtained directly from flowers by distillation; natural isolate, no synthesis step → 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-distilled from the flowers of Tagetes erecta (Aztec marigold), grown widely for both ornamental and essential-oil use. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A natural essential oil distilled from marigold flowers, used to add scent to perfumed products. It's obtained directly by steam-distilling the flowers.
CosIng definition: Tagetes Erecta Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of Tagetes erecta L., Asteraceae. "Marigold Oil; Tagetes Oil"
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.
- 2TAGETES ERECTA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TAGETES ERECTA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TAGETES%20ERECTA%20FLOWER%20OIL