How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate: water (n = 1) plus trace volatile herb 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
Flowers, leaves and stems of winter savory are steam-distilled and the condensate water is collected as a hydrosol. No synthetic route exists, so there is no alternative.
In plain English
A fragrant water collected when the flowers, leaves and stems of winter savory are steam-distilled. It is mostly water carrying traces of the herb's volatile compounds and is listed for flavouring.
CosIng definition: Satureja Montana Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Satureja montana, 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.
- 2SATUREJA MONTANA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SATUREJA MONTANA 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=SATUREJA%20MONTANA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER