Database/Antioxidant/Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Water natural?

Yes. Steam-distilled aqueous extract of a plant is natural origin by definition; water itself counts as natural.

INCI nameCymbopogon Citratus Leaf Water
CAS89998-14-1
FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by steam-distilling lemongrass leaves; the aromatic water…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam-distillate (hydrosol); water plus trace natural plant 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

Produced by steam-distilling lemongrass leaves; the aromatic water condensate (hydrosol) is collected as the finished ingredient.

In plain English

A fragrant water made by steam-distilling lemongrass leaves, similar to how essential oils are produced but using the water fraction.

CosIng definition: Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Cymbopogon citratus, Poaceae.

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