How we scored it
Water (n=1) holding trace steam-distilled basil volatiles such as linalool and methyl chavicol (plant-derived, n=1). No synthetic fragment. Total 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
Dominant route is steam distillation of basil tops, keeping the condensed aqueous phase (hydrosol). No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
Basil water: the water collected when basil flowers, leaves and stems are steam-distilled, carrying a trace of the plant's scent. It is used as a fragrance ingredient to give a light, herbal aroma.
CosIng definition: Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Basil, Ocimum basilicum 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.
- 2OCIMUM BASILICUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OCIMUM BASILICUM 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=OCIMUM%20BASILICUM%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER