Database/Skin Conditioning/Juniperus Communis Fruit Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Juniperus Communis Fruit Water natural?

Yes. A botanical steam distillate consisting of water and trace natural juniper berry aroma compounds; entirely plant and water derived.

INCI nameJuniperus Communis Fruit Water
CAS84603-69-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by steam-distilling juniper berries; the aqueous phase…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam distillate of juniper berries; 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 juniper berries; the aqueous phase collected alongside juniper berry oil is sold as fruit water. No synthetic inputs are present.

In plain English

The aqueous by-product of steam-distilling juniper berries to obtain juniper oil. Mostly water carrying trace juniper aroma compounds; used for skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Juniperus Communis Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the berries of the Juniper, Juniperus communis L., Cupressaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JUNIPERUS%20COMMUNIS%20FRUIT%20WATER