Database/Skin Conditioning/Citrus Limon Peel Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Citrus Limon Peel Water natural?

Yes. A botanical steam distillate consisting of water and trace natural lemon aroma compounds; entirely plant and water derived.

INCI nameCitrus Limon Peel Water
CAS92346-89-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by steam-distilling lemon peel; the aqueous phase…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam distillate of lemon peel; water plus trace plant volatiles, both natural-origin. 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

Obtained by steam-distilling lemon peel; the aqueous phase collected alongside lemon oil is sold as peel water. No synthetic inputs are present.

In plain English

The aqueous by-product of steam-distilling lemon peel to obtain lemon oil. Mostly water carrying trace citrus aroma compounds; used for skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Citrus Limon Peel Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the peel of the Lemon, Citrus limon (L.), Rutaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CITRUS LIMON PEEL WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CITRUS LIMON PEEL WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20LIMON%20PEEL%20WATER