How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of Centella asiatica leaves; water plus natural volatiles only → 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 Centella asiatica (gotu kola) leaves and collecting the aqueous fraction. Single natural route.
In plain English
A floral water steam-distilled from gotu kola leaves. Used to condition skin. Entirely plant- and water-derived, with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Centella Asiatica Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of Hydrocotyl, Centella asiatica L., Apiaceae
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.
- 2CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CENTELLA%20ASIATICA%20LEAF%20WATER