How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of flowers; water plus natural volatiles, no reagent mass added = 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 Prunus serrulata (cherry blossom) flowers and collecting the aqueous condensate. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning floral water made by steam-distilling cherry blossom flowers and collecting the condensed water. It adds a light scent and mild conditioning to products.
CosIng definition: Prunus Serrulata Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers of Prunus serrulata, Rosaceae.
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 SERRULATA FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS SERRULATA FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20SERRULATA%20FLOWER%20WATER