How we scored it
Condensed steam-distillate water plus trace volatile terpenoids from the plant: water n=1, plant volatiles n=1 (b). 100% natural origin: 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
Dominant route is steam distillation of cultivated or wild-harvested Helichrysum italicum, with the aqueous hydrosol collected apart from the essential oil. No alternative route is known for this water.
In plain English
A floral water collected when the flowers, leaves and stems of Helichrysum italicum (immortelle) are steam-distilled. It is mostly water with traces of the plant's aromatic compounds, and is used as a skin-conditioning, lightly scented water phase in toners and creams.
CosIng definition: Helichrysum Italicum Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Helichrysum italicum, 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.
- 2HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM 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=HELICHRYSUM%20ITALICUM%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER