Is Citrus Paradisi Fruit Water natural?

Q: Is Citrus Paradisi Fruit Water natural?

Citrus Paradisi Fruit Water has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Distillate water and grapefruit aroma compounds both come from steam-distilled Citrus paradisi fruit. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Distillate water and grapefruit aroma compounds both come from steam-distilled Citrus paradisi fruit.

INCI nameCitrus Paradisi Fruit Water

CAS8016-20-4

FunctionFragrance

FeedstockBy-product hydrosol from steam-distilling grapefruit. No synthetic route…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam distillate of grapefruit; water plus trace fruit volatiles = 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

By-product hydrosol from steam-distilling grapefruit. No synthetic route exists for this ingredient.

In plain English

A fruit water made by steam-distilling grapefruit, used mainly to add a light citrus scent.

CosIng definition: Citrus Paradisi Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the grapefruit, Citrus paradisi, 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 PARADISI FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3CITRUS PARADISI 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%20PARADISI%20FRUIT%20WATER