How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of flowers; water and 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 Calluna vulgaris (heather) flowers and collecting the aqueous condensate. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling heather flowers, similar to how rosewater is made. Used to condition and soothe skin.
CosIng definition: Calluna Vulgaris Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Broom Heather, Calluna vulgaris, Ericaceae
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.
- 2CALLUNA VULGARIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CALLUNA VULGARIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALLUNA%20VULGARIS%20FLOWER%20WATER