How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of coconut; whole botanical distillate, no synthetic fragments present.
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 coconut (Cocos nucifera) and dissolving the volatile distillate in water. No alternative commercial route.
In plain English
A watery distillate steam-extracted from fresh coconuts, used mainly to add a light coconut scent. It's essentially flavoured water obtained directly from the fruit, with no chemical processing beyond distillation.
CosIng definition: Cocos Nucifera Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the Coconut, Cocos nucifera L., Palmaceae
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 WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COCOS NUCIFERA 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%20WATER