How we scored it
CosIng defines this as an aqueous distillate of sweet orange flowers (botanical flower water, =1.0, water=1); attached formula matches a trace aromatic marker constituent, not the bulk product, disregarded per description authority.
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 as a byproduct of steam-distilling Citrus aurantium dulcis flowers for essential oil, collecting the aqueous condensate. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A fragrant water made by distilling sweet orange blossoms; mostly water carrying the flowers' natural aromatic compounds. Used to condition and lightly scent skin.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the odoriferous principles of the flowers of the Sweet Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. dulcis L., Rutaceae
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.
- 2CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20AURANTIUM%20DULCIS%20FLOWER%20WATER