How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate: water (n = 1 by rule) plus trace plant volatiles (n = 1). 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Made by steam-distilling German chamomile (Chamomilla recutita) flowers, leaves and stems and collecting the water phase that condenses with the essential oil. No other route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling the flowers, leaves and stems of German chamomile and collecting the condensed water. It is mostly water with traces of chamomile's aromatic compounds, and it is listed as a fragrance and perfuming ingredient.
CosIng definition: Chamomilla Recutita Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Matricaria, Chamomilla recutita (L.), Asteraceae
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.
- 2CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHAMOMILLA%20RECUTITA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER