How we scored it
CosIng describes an aqueous steam distillate of tea flowers = botanical water, 1.0. The attached formula/IUPAC (a non-volatile catechin-gallate, MW 458) contradicts a distillate and is likely a mismatched record; description trusted per instructions.
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 the flowers of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) into an aqueous hydrosol. The linked molecular formula appears to describe an unrelated tea catechin, not this distillate.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling tea flowers, used for mild skin-conditioning and anti-shine effects. It's essentially tea-flower-infused water.
CosIng definition: Camellia Sinensis Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of Camellia sinensis, 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 SINENSIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA SINENSIS 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%20SINENSIS%20FLOWER%20WATER