How we scored it
Steam-distillate water (n=1) plus trace plant volatiles (n=1); no synthetic fragment. 1.00 / 1.00 = 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
Lemon verbena flowers are steam-distilled and the condensed aqueous phase is collected. No synthetic route exists; any preservative added to the water is declared separately.
In plain English
A fragrance water made by steam-distilling the flowers of lemon verbena (Lippia citrodora, now called Aloysia citrodora) and collecting the condensed liquid. It is mostly water with traces of the plant's lemony aromatic compounds.
CosIng definition: Lippia Citrodora Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of Lippia citrodora. The accepted scientific name for Lippia citrodora is Aloysia citrodora.
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.
- 2LIPPIA CITRODORA FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LIPPIA CITRODORA FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LIPPIA%20CITRODORA%20FLOWER%20WATER