How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of jasmine flowers; water plus trace floral volatiles = 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
By-product hydrosol of steam-distilling Jasminum officinale flowers to obtain jasmine absolute or oil. No synthetic route exists for this water.
In plain English
A floral water produced by steam-distilling jasmine flowers, used to add a light natural scent to products.
CosIng definition: Jasminum Officinale Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Jasmine, Jasminum officinale L., Oleaceae
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.
- 2JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JASMINUM%20OFFICINALE%20FLOWER%20WATER