How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of pineapple fruit; plant 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 pineapple (Ananas sativus) fruit; the aqueous distillate is sold as a fruit water. No alternative route exists.
In plain English
A watery extract made by steam-distilling pineapple fruit. Used in skincare to add mild conditioning and a light fruity note. Comes directly from the pineapple plant.
CosIng definition: Ananas Sativus Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the pineapple, Ananas sativus, Bromeliaceae
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.
- 2ANANAS SATIVUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANANAS SATIVUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANANAS%20SATIVUS%20FRUIT%20WATER