How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of peppermint leaves (botanical hydrosol): 100/100=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
Mentha Piperita Water is the aromatic water by-product of steam-distilling peppermint leaves for their essential oil. No synthetic route is used to produce this botanical hydrosol.
In plain English
A refreshing floral water collected during steam distillation of peppermint leaves. It carries the plant's scent and mild cooling properties without any synthetic ingredients.
CosIng definition: Mentha Piperita Water is an aqueous solution of the odoriferous principles of the leaves 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 WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA PIPERITA 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%20WATER