How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of blackberry fruit; water plus trace plant volatiles, both natural-origin fragments. Natural = 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 fresh blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) fruit and collecting the aqueous condensate. Sold as a single-source fruit water with no synthetic variant.
In plain English
A lightly scented water made by steam-distilling blackberry fruit, used to add mild fragrance and moisture to skincare. It is essentially fruit-infused water.
CosIng definition: Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the Blackberry, Rubus fruticosus 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.
- 2RUBUS FRUTICOSUS FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS FRUTICOSUS 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%20FRUTICOSUS%20FRUIT%20WATER