How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of blueberry fruit; plant material plus water, both natural.
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
Made by steam-distilling fresh blueberries and collecting the aqueous condensate as a fruit hydrosol. No synthetic equivalent is used.
In plain English
A light, water-based distillate made from blueberries, used to hydrate and condition skin with a mild fruity character.
CosIng definition: Vaccinium Corymbosum Fruit Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of Vaccinium corymbosum.
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.
- 2VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM FRUIT WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VACCINIUM%20CORYMBOSUM%20FRUIT%20WATER