How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of lily flowers. 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 as the aqueous by-product of steam-distilling Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) flowers for essential oil. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling Madonna lily flowers. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient and mild fragrance component.
CosIng definition: Lilium Candidum Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the White Lily, Lilium candidum L., Liliaceae
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.
- 2LILIUM CANDIDUM FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LILIUM CANDIDUM FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LILIUM%20CANDIDUM%20FLOWER%20WATER