How we scored it
Steam-distillate water fraction of cabbage rose petals; distillation is natural-origin = 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
Collected as the aqueous fraction when cabbage rose petals are steam-distilled for their essential oil. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
Rose water made by steam-distilling cabbage rose petals, the same process used to make rose essential oil. Used in skincare to condition and help protect the skin.
CosIng definition: Rosa Centifolia Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Cabbage Rose, Rosa centifolia (L.), 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.
- 2ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA CENTIFOLIA 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%20CENTIFOLIA%20FLOWER%20WATER