Database/Skin Conditioning/Artemisia Argyi Leaf Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Artemisia Argyi Leaf Water natural?

Yes. A hydrosol of water and trace volatile compounds distilled from Artemisia argyi leaves, so all of its mass is water or plant-derived.

INCI nameArtemisia Argyi Leaf Water
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockLeaves of Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi) are steam-distilled…

How we scored it

Steam distillate of Artemisia argyi leaves: water (1) plus trace plant volatiles (1). 1.0 / 1.0 = 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

Leaves of Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi) are steam-distilled and the aqueous distillate (hydrosol) is collected. No commercially significant alternative route.

In plain English

A water-based distillate collected when the leaves of Chinese mugwort, Artemisia argyi, are steamed. It is mostly water carrying trace plant compounds and is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Artemisia Argyi Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of Artemisia argyi, Asteraceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ARTEMISIA ARGYI LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ARTEMISIA ARGYI LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20ARGYI%20LEAF%20WATER