How we scored it
Aqueous distillate: water (n=1) plus trace linden-flower volatiles (terpenoids, farnesol) from steam distillation; all atoms 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
Collected as the aqueous phase of steam distillation of the flowers of large-leaved linden (Tilia platyphyllos), a tree of Europe. No synthetic route exists for this hydrosol.
In plain English
A water-based liquid collected by steam-distilling the flowers of the large-leaved linden (lime) tree, so it is mostly water carrying traces of the flowers' volatile aroma compounds. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Tilia Platyphyllos Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers of Tilia platyphyllos, Tiliaceae
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.
- 2TILIA PLATYPHYLLOS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TILIA PLATYPHYLLOS FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TILIA%20PLATYPHYLLOS%20FLOWER%20WATER