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 sweet orange fruit and collecting the water phase that condenses with the essential oil. No other route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A fragrant water made by steam-distilling sweet orange fruit and collecting the condensed water. It is mostly water with traces of the orange's aromatic compounds, and it is listed as a fragrance ingredient.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the orange, Citrus aurantium dulcis, 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 FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FRUIT 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%20FRUIT%20WATER