How we scored it
Water (n = 1) plus trace essential-oil constituents recovered by steam distillation (n = 1); no synthetic fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is steam distillation of purple coneflower aerial parts, collecting the aqueous layer. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A water-based distillate (hydrosol) collected when purple coneflower flowers, leaves and stems are steam-distilled, used for light fragrance and to condition skin. It is mostly water carrying trace amounts of the plant's aroma compounds.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Purpurea Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea (L.), Asteraceae
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.
- 2ECHINACEA PURPUREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA PURPUREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ECHINACEA%20PURPUREA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER