How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of pomegranate flowers; wholly plant-derived water fraction. 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 pomegranate (Punica granatum) flowers and collecting the condensate water. No synthetic route exists for a flower water.
In plain English
A water made by steam-distilling pomegranate flowers, used to help skin hold moisture and stay conditioned. It is the condensate collected during distillation of the flowers.
CosIng definition: Punica Granatum Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of Punica granatum.
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.
- 2PUNICA GRANATUM FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUNICA GRANATUM FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUNICA%20GRANATUM%20FLOWER%20WATER