How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of angelica root; water plus natural volatiles only → 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 Angelica archangelica roots and collecting the aqueous aromatic fraction. Single natural route.
In plain English
A floral water steam-distilled from angelica root. Used to condition skin. Entirely plant- and water-derived, with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Angelica Archangelica Root Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the roots of the Holy Ghost, Angelica archangelica L., Umbelliferae
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.
- 2ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA ROOT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA ROOT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANGELICA%20ARCHANGELICA%20ROOT%20WATER