How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of olive fruit; no synthetic fragments present → 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
Obtained by steam distillation of Olea europaea (olive) fruit during oil production. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A watery byproduct of pressing olives for oil, captured during steam distillation. Used to soothe and hydrate skin in toners and lotions. Comes directly from olive fruit.
CosIng definition: Olea Europaea Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the Olive, Olea europaea L., Oleaceae
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.
- 2OLEA EUROPAEA FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OLEA EUROPAEA FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLEA%20EUROPAEA%20FRUIT%20WATER