How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of fig fruit; water plus trace botanical 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
Made by steam-distilling fig (Ficus carica) fruit and collecting the aqueous fraction. A physical distillation process with no synthetic route.
In plain English
A fragrant water made by steam-distilling fig fruit, similar to a floral water. It's used for its scent and comes directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Ficus Carica Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the Fig, Ficus carica L., Moraceae
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.
- 2FICUS CARICA FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FICUS CARICA FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FICUS%20CARICA%20FRUIT%20WATER