How we scored it
Steam-distillate hydrosol of star anise fruit; water plus trace plant volatiles, fully natural. 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
Condensed from steam-distilling Illicium verum (star anise) fruit. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A fragrant water distilled from star anise fruit, used to scent products. It's the watery byproduct collected during star anise essential-oil distillation.
CosIng definition: Illicium Verum Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of the star Anise, Illicium verum, Illiciaceae
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.
- 2ILLICIUM VERUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ILLICIUM VERUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ILLICIUM%20VERUM%20FRUIT%20WATER