How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate from jasmine flowers; water plus trace plant volatiles, both 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
Produced by steam-distilling Jasminum sambac flowers; the aqueous fraction collected alongside the essential oil. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling jasmine flowers, used to scent and condition skin. It's the water collected when jasmine essential oil is distilled.
CosIng definition: Jasminum Sambac Flower Water is the aqueous solution obtained from the steam distillates of the flowers of Jasminum sambac (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 SAMBAC FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JASMINUM SAMBAC 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%20SAMBAC%20FLOWER%20WATER