How we scored it
Aqueous steam-distillate of flowers, this site's convention 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 French rose petals and collecting the aqueous fraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A water distilled from French rose petals, used to lightly fragrance and condition cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Rosa Gallica Flower Water is an aqueous solution obtained from the steam distillates of the French Rose, Rosa gallica 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 GALLICA FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA GALLICA 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%20GALLICA%20FLOWER%20WATER