How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of kiwi fruit; botanical water, 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
Produced by steam-distilling kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) fruit into an aqueous hydrosol used for fragrance. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A fruity water distilled from kiwi fruit, used to lightly scent skincare formulations.
CosIng definition: Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the kiwi, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidiaceae
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.
- 2ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACTINIDIA%20CHINENSIS%20FRUIT%20WATER