How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of aloe leaves; water plus trace plant volatiles, both natural = 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 Aloe ferox leaves; the condensate carries trace plant compounds. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A watery distillate made from steaming aloe ferox leaves, used to hydrate and soothe skin. It's a byproduct of distillation, similar to a floral water.
CosIng definition: Aloe Ferox Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of Aloe ferox.
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.
- 2ALOE FEROX LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALOE FEROX LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALOE%20FEROX%20LEAF%20WATER