How we scored it
Aqueous coconut distillate; classed with juices/waters, scored 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 as the steam distillate of fresh coconut (Cocos nucifera) fruit water. No synthetic processing beyond distillation is involved.
In plain English
Coconut water, used to condition hair and skin. It is the steam-distilled liquid obtained from fresh coconuts.
CosIng definition: Cocos Nucifera Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of Cocos nucifera, Arecaceae.
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.
- 2COCOS NUCIFERA FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COCOS NUCIFERA FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COCOS%20NUCIFERA%20FRUIT%20WATER