Database/Astringent/Punica Granatum Fruit Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Punica Granatum Fruit Water natural?

Yes. Distillate water and pomegranate aroma compounds both derive from steam-distilled Punica granatum fruit.

INCI namePunica Granatum Fruit Water
CAS84961-57-9
FunctionAstringent · Fragrance
FeedstockBy-product hydrosol from steam-distilling pomegranate fruit. No synthetic…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam distillate of pomegranate fruit; water plus trace fruit volatiles = 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

By-product hydrosol from steam-distilling pomegranate fruit. No synthetic route exists for this ingredient.

In plain English

A fruit water made by steam-distilling pomegranates, used to add light fragrance and a toning effect to products.

CosIng definition: Punica Granatum Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of the Pomegranate, Punica granatum L., Punicaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT 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%20FRUIT%20WATER