How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate: water (n = 1) plus trace sage volatile terpenoids (n = 1). Natural mass 100% = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is collecting the aqueous layer from steam distillation of sage flowers, leaves and stems. No synthetic route is relevant to this ingredient.
In plain English
Sage hydrosol made by steam-distilling the flowers, leaves and stems of common sage, Salvia officinalis. It is mostly water carrying faint herbal aroma compounds and is used for fragrance and as a scented base water in toners and sprays.
CosIng definition: Salvia Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Sage, Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae
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.
- 2SALVIA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20OFFICINALIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER