How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate; water plus trace natural aromatics → 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 camellia flowers and collecting the aqueous fraction. No synthetic substitute is used for this floral water.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling camellia flowers. It's used to lightly hydrate and condition skin, similar to rosewater.
CosIng definition: Camellia Japonica Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae
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.
- 2CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAMELLIA%20JAPONICA%20FLOWER%20WATER