How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of rice bran; water plus trace natural botanical volatiles; no synthetic fragment → 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
Oryza Sativa Bran Water is the aqueous distillate collected while steam-distilling rice bran. No synthetic material is added.
In plain English
A watery distillate captured while steam-distilling rice bran, carrying its natural trace aroma compounds. Used to add a light fragrance to cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Oryza Sativa Bran Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the bran of rice, Oryza sativa L., Poaceae
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.
- 2ORYZA SATIVA BRAN WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ORYZA SATIVA BRAN WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORYZA%20SATIVA%20BRAN%20WATER