Fairglow emission factors are derived from a compilation of public and private literature about Life Cycle Analysis, chemical synthesis, and plant cultivation. Material and process input information is extracted from peer-reviewed literature and databases, then combined with reputable data from Ecoinvent v3.10 to arrive at an emission factor for chemicals not covered in other sources.
Fairglow replicates this methodology for the 30,000 most used INCI ingredients, enabling us to offer the most comprehensive environmental database to stakeholders in the cosmetics and fragrance industries, including ingredient suppliers, laboratories, and brands.
Although this paper focuses solely on the CO2e impact, we typically address all 16 impact categories defined by the PEFCR.
Rose Flower Oil is a plant derived substance coming from the petals of various oil-bearing Rosa species and is highly valued for its rich fragrance and therapeutic properties. It plays a prominent role in the cosmetics, perfumery, and pharmaceutical industries.
Rose Flower Oil is produced by cultivating rose flowers, harvesting them for processing, and processing the rose petals via an extraction process to derive the volatile aromatic compounds in the rose oil.
This Fairglow emission factor is derived from a compilation of public and private literature about Life Cycle Analysis, chemical synthesis, and plant cultivation. Material and process input information is extracted from peer-reviewed literature and databases, then combined with reputable data from Ecoinvent v3.10 to arrive at an emission factor for chemicals not covered in other sources.
The emission factor for Rose Flower Oil is determined via simulated inputs into the ingredient’s system of production. Inputs are derived from published studies on the cultivation and processing of the ingredient and then simulated over a probability distribution to arrive at a final estimate.
Rose Flower Oil production can be divided into two main steps: cultivation and processing.
Rose Oil Concentration: the mass of roses required to produce 1kg of Rose Flower Oil. Essential oil concentration varies according to a number of variables, such as species, farming inputs and more. Literature on the subject points to a range of 3,500 to 6,000 kg of flower mass to 1kg of essential oil1.