How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate: water (n = 1) plus trace thyme 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 thyme flowers, leaves and stems. No synthetic route is relevant to this ingredient.
In plain English
Thyme hydrosol, the scented water collected when thyme flowers, leaves and stems are steam-distilled. It is mostly water with traces of the plant's herbal aroma compounds and is used for fragrance in toners and mists.
CosIng definition: Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris 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.
- 2THYMUS VULGARIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS VULGARIS 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=THYMUS%20VULGARIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20WATER