How we scored it
Aqueous botanical distillate (hydrosol); water plus plant volatiles, both natural = 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 distillation of Urtica dioica (nettle) leaves, collecting the aqueous distillate. No alternative synthetic route exists for this humectant.
In plain English
A gentle, hydrating floral water made by steam-distilling nettle leaves. Mostly water carrying trace natural plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Urtica Dioica Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Urtica dioica.
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.
- 2URTICA DIOICA LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3URTICA DIOICA LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=URTICA%20DIOICA%20LEAF%20WATER