Database/Skin Conditioning/Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Water natural?

Yes. A botanical steam distillate consisting of water and trace natural thyme aroma compounds; entirely plant and water derived.

INCI nameThymus Vulgaris Leaf Water
CAS84929-51-1
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by steam-distilling Thymus vulgaris leaves; the aqueous…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam distillate of thyme leaves; water plus trace plant volatiles, both natural-origin. 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

Obtained by steam-distilling Thymus vulgaris leaves; the aqueous phase collected alongside thyme oil is sold as leaf water. No synthetic inputs are present.

In plain English

The aqueous by-product of steam-distilling thyme leaves to obtain thyme essential oil. Mostly water carrying trace herbal aroma compounds; used for skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Water Extract is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2THYMUS VULGARIS LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3THYMUS VULGARIS LEAF 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%20LEAF%20WATER