How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of yarrow flowers; water plus trace plant volatiles, both natural-origin. 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
Obtained by steam-distilling Achillea millefolium flowers; the aqueous phase collected alongside the essential oil is sold as flower water. No synthetic inputs are present.
In plain English
The aqueous by-product of steam-distilling yarrow flowers. Mostly water carrying trace floral aroma compounds; used as a fragrance ingredient.
CosIng definition: Achillea Millefolium Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillated obtained from the flowers of the Yarrow, Achillea Millefolium L., 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.
- 2ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACHILLEA%20MILLEFOLIUM%20FLOWER%20WATER