How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of safflower flowers; water plus trace natural plant volatiles, no synthetic atoms.
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 safflower flowers and collecting the aqueous fraction, similar to a hydrosol. No synthetic alternative route is used.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling safflower flowers. It's used to condition and lightly scent skin. Produced by simple steam distillation, nothing synthetic added.
CosIng definition: Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers of the Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius 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.
- 2CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARTHAMUS%20TINCTORIUS%20FLOWER%20WATER