How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate from sour cherry fruit; entirely plant-derived. 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
Made by steam-distilling sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) fruit. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A light fragrant water distilled from sour cherries. Conditions skin and adds mild scent to formulas. Made directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Prunus Cerasus (Bitter Cherry) Fruit Water is the aqeuous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of Prunus cerasus.
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.
- 2PRUNUS CERASUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS CERASUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20CERASUS%20FRUIT%20WATER