How we scored it
Water (n = 1) holding traces of steam-distilled lavender volatiles such as linalool and linalyl acetate (n = 1); nothing synthetic. Natural mass / total mass = 1.00.
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
Dominant feedstock is lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) flowers, leaves and stems, steam-distilled; the aqueous distillate (hydrosol) is the by-product of essential-oil production. No synthetic route exists for the hydrosol.
In plain English
The water collected when lavender flowers, leaves and stems are steam-distilled, carrying traces of lavender's aroma compounds. It is used in products as a water-based ingredient that adds a lavender scent. It comes from the lavender plant, as a by-product of making lavender essential oil.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers, leaves, and stems of the lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Laminaceae.
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.
- 2LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAVANDULA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER