How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of rose flowers; 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 as the aqueous by-product of steam-distilling Rosa alba (White Rose) flowers for essential oil. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling white rose flowers, capturing the watery condensate alongside a trace of rose oil. Used mainly as a fragrance ingredient and mild skin toner.
CosIng definition: Rosa Alba Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers of Rosa alba.
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.
- 2ROSA ALBA FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA ALBA FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSA%20ALBA%20FLOWER%20WATER