Is Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil natural?

Q: Is Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil natural?

Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Chamazulene and other terpenes are distilled directly from Tanacetum annuum flowers. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Chamazulene and other terpenes are distilled directly from Tanacetum annuum flowers.

INCI nameTanacetum Annuum Flower Oil

FunctionFragrance · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockSteam-distilled from the flowers of Moroccan blue tansy.…

How we scored it

Volatile essential oil from blue tansy flowers; terpene and chamazulene constituents are plant-derived = 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 Moroccan blue tansy. No synthetic route is used commercially for the whole oil.

In plain English

Blue tansy essential oil, steam-distilled from tansy flowers, used for fragrance and skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil is the volatile oil derived from the flowers of Tanacetum annuum, Asteraceae.

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.
2TANACETUM ANNUUM FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3TANACETUM ANNUUM FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TANACETUM%20ANNUUM%20FLOWER%20OIL