How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate: water (n = 1) plus trace volatile fruit compounds (n = 1). No synthetic fragments. Natural 1.0 / total 1.0 = 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
Fruit of arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus) is steam-distilled and the condensate is collected as an aqueous solution (hydrosol). No alternative route exists; a water extract or juice would score the same.
In plain English
A fragrant water collected by steam-distilling arctic bramble fruit, a berry of cold northern regions. It is mostly water carrying traces of the fruit's volatile plant compounds and is listed for its antioxidant function.
CosIng definition: Rubus Arcticus Fruit Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of Rubus arcticus, 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.
- 2RUBUS ARCTICUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS ARCTICUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUBUS%20ARCTICUS%20FRUIT%20WATER