How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of avocado fruit; 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 avocado (Persea gratissima) fruit. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A watery distillate from steamed avocado fruit. Used to add a light fragrance and conditioning to cosmetics. Comes directly from the avocado plant.
CosIng definition: Persea Gratissima Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the Avocado, Persea gratissima, Lauraceae
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.
- 2PERSEA GRATISSIMA FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERSEA GRATISSIMA FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERSEA%20GRATISSIMA%20FRUIT%20WATER