How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of blackcurrant fruit; water plus natural plant volatiles only → 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 Ribes nigrum fruit and collecting the aromatic aqueous fraction. Single natural production route, no synthetic alternative used.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling blackcurrant fruit. Used to lightly scent and condition skin and hair. Entirely plant- and water-derived.
CosIng definition: Ribes Nigrum Fruit Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of Ribes nigrum, Grossuliriaceae.
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.
- 2RIBES NIGRUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RIBES NIGRUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RIBES%20NIGRUM%20FRUIT%20WATER