How we scored it
Steam-distilled floral water; water plus plant volatiles; 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 the flowers, leaves and stems of clary sage (Salvia sclarea); the condensed aqueous fraction is sold as this hydrosol. No synthetic materials are added.
In plain English
A floral water made by steam-distilling clary sage plant material, used for fragrance. It's essentially water carrying the plant's natural scent compounds.
CosIng definition: Salvia Sclarea Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Clary Sage, Salvia sclarea 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 SCLAREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA SCLAREA 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%20SCLAREA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER