How we scored it
Steam-distillate hydrosol of basil leaves; water plus trace plant volatiles, fully 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
Condensed from steam-distilling Ocimum basilicum (basil) leaves. No synthetic version is used.
In plain English
A fragrant water made by steam-distilling basil leaves, used to condition skin and add scent. It's collected as the watery byproduct of basil oil distillation.
CosIng definition: Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves 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 LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OCIMUM BASILICUM LEAF 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%20LEAF%20WATER