Database/Antimicrobial/Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. A steam-distilled essential oil from thyme leaves used for its natural terpene content.

INCI nameThymus Vulgaris Leaf Oil
CAS84929-51-1
FunctionAntimicrobial · Antioxidant
FeedstockDistilled from the leaves of Thymus vulgaris (thyme).…

How we scored it

Volatile essential oil from thyme leaves; thymol and other terpenes are plant-derived. 1.0 per essential-oil convention.
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

Distilled from the leaves of Thymus vulgaris (thyme). No petrochemical equivalent is used commercially.

In plain English

An essential oil distilled from thyme leaves, valued for its natural antimicrobial and antioxidant properties as a preservative booster. It comes straight from the thyme plant.

CosIng definition: Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Thymus vulgaris, Lamiaceae

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