How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of licorice root; water plus natural volatiles only → 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 Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) roots and collecting the aqueous fraction. Single natural route.
In plain English
A floral water steam-distilled from licorice root. Used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner. Entirely plant- and water-derived.
CosIng definition: Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the roots of the Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA ROOT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA ROOT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCYRRHIZA%20GLABRA%20ROOT%20WATER