How we scored it
Water (n=1) plus trace dissolved peppermint volatiles (n=1): all natural, so 1.0. No synthetic fragments.
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
Condensate from steam distillation of peppermint flowers, leaves and stems is collected as the aqueous phase after the oil is separated. Any preservative added to the water is a separate INCI entry.
In plain English
Peppermint hydrosol, the water collected when peppermint is steam-distilled for its oil. It carries a faint minty scent and is used as a fragrance ingredient. It is mostly water holding traces of dissolved plant aroma compounds.
CosIng definition: Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Peppermint, Mentha piperita (L.), Labiatae
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.
- 2MENTHA PIPERITA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA PIPERITA 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=MENTHA%20PIPERITA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER