How we scored it
Essential oil: terpenes and terpenoids (cineole, linalool and others) isolated from the herb (b, n = 1); no synthetic fragments. NOI = 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
Dominant feedstock is the flowering herb of Thymus mastichina, steam-distilled to give the essential oil. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
Essential oil steam-distilled from the herb of Spanish marjoram (Thymus mastichina), a thyme relative from the Iberian Peninsula. It is used for fragrance and is made of natural plant aroma compounds such as 1,8-cineole and linalool.
CosIng definition: Thymus Mastichina Herb Oil is an essential oil obtained from the herbs of the thyme, Thymus mastichina, Lamiaceae
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.
- 2THYMUS MASTICHINA HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS MASTICHINA HERB OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THYMUS%20MASTICHINA%20HERB%20OIL