How we scored it
Steam-distillate hydrosol of Roman chamomile; water plus botanical volatiles, this site's convention 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 Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) flowers and collecting the aqueous distillate. No synthetic processing is involved.
In plain English
A calming floral water made by steam-distilling Roman chamomile flowers. Mostly water carrying the flower's natural fragrance and skin-conditioning compounds.
CosIng definition: Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Roman Chamomile, Anthemis nobilis L., Compositae
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.
- 2ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANTHEMIS%20NOBILIS%20FLOWER%20WATER