How we scored it
Volatile oil from shells: constituents are plant-isolated terpenoids and other volatiles (b, n = 1) with no added 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 seed shell of Virola surinamensis, distilled or extracted to give the volatile oil. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A volatile oil from the shells of Virola surinamensis, a nutmeg-family tree of tropical South America, used for fragrance. It is recovered from the shells by distillation or extraction and is made of natural plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Virola Surinamensis Shell Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the shells of Virola surinamensis, Myristicaceae .
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.
- 2VIROLA SURINAMENSIS SHELL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VIROLA SURINAMENSIS SHELL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VIROLA%20SURINAMENSIS%20SHELL%20OIL