How we scored it
Steam distillate (hydrosol) of lemon balm leaves; distillation of plant material is 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
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Water is the aqueous steam distillate collected from lemon balm leaves. Single natural feedstock, no synthetic route.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling lemon balm leaves, used for skin conditioning. A natural aqueous plant distillate with no synthetic additives.
CosIng definition: Melissa Officinalis Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Melissa officinalis, Lamiaceae.
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.
- 2MELISSA OFFICINALIS LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELISSA OFFICINALIS LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MELISSA%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF%20WATER