How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of everlasting flowers; water plus trace plant volatiles, both 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
Obtained by steam-distilling Helichrysum italicum flowers; the aqueous phase collected alongside the essential oil is sold as flower water. No synthetic inputs are present.
In plain English
The aqueous by-product of steam-distilling everlasting (immortelle) flowers to obtain their essential oil. Mostly water carrying trace floral aroma compounds; used for skin conditioning.
CosIng definition: Helichrysum Italicum Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Everlasting, Helichrysum italicum, Compositae
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 WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM FLOWER 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%20WATER