How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of olive leaves; natural water = 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
Produced by steam-distilling olive (Olea europaea) leaves. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A watery distillate made from steamed olive leaves. Used for skin conditioning. Comes directly from the olive tree.
CosIng definition: Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Olea europaea, 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 LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OLEA EUROPAEA LEAF 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%20LEAF%20WATER