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 leaves of common ivy (Hedera helix), steam distilled to give a hydrosol that is mostly water. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning water. It is the water-based liquid collected when common ivy leaves are steam distilled, so it is mostly water carrying trace plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Hedera Helix Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of the Ivy, Hedera helix L., Araliaceae
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.
- 2HEDERA HELIX LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HEDERA HELIX LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HEDERA%20HELIX%20LEAF%20WATER