How we scored it
Water (n=1) plus dissolved steam-distillate volatiles from guarana seed (n=1); no other fragments. 100% / 100% = 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 guarana (Paullinia cupana) seeds, collecting the aqueous distillate. No commercially significant alternative route is known.
In plain English
The water-based liquid collected when guarana seeds are steam-distilled. It is used in skin-care products as a water ingredient that softens and conditions the skin. It comes from the seeds of guarana, a climbing plant native to the Amazon basin.
CosIng definition: Paullinia Cupana Seed Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the seeds of Paullinia cupana, Sapindaceae.
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.
- 2PAULLINIA CUPANA SEED WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAULLINIA CUPANA SEED WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAULLINIA%20CUPANA%20SEED%20WATER