How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate: water (n=1) plus trace volatile plant compounds, terpenes natural under b. All mass natural origin: 1/1 = 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 feedstock is the aerial parts of eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis), steam distilled to give a hydrosol that is mostly water. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A fragrance and flavouring water. It is the water-based liquid collected when eyebright flowers, leaves and stems are steam distilled, so it is mostly water carrying trace aromatic plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Euphrasia Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves, flowers, and stems of the Eye Bright, Euphrasia officinalis L., Scrophulariaceae
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.
- 2EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS 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=EUPHRASIA%20OFFICINALIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER