Kiyomi Orange
Floral Water
Citrus Unshiu/Aurantium Peel Water
A citrus-derived cosmetic ingredient obtained by steam distillation of the peel of Kiyomi citrus grown in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Produced by Verish Inc., a Japan-based company, and supplied as a raw material for cosmetics and household fragrance products.
Ingredient overview
- Product name
- Kiyomi Orange Floral Water
- Label name
- VERISH DISTILLERY Kiyomi Hydrosol
- INCI name
- Citrus Unshiu/Aurantium Peel Water
- Labeling name (JP)
- シトルス（ウンシウ／アウランチウム）果皮水
- Definition
- Distillate water obtained by steam distillation of the peel of the hybrid of Citrus unshiu and Citrus aurantium
- Botanical source
- Peel of Kiyomi citrus (Citrus unshiu × Citrus sinensis) grown in Ehime Prefecture, Japan
- Country of origin
- Japan
About this ingredient
Kiyomi is a Japanese citrus variety born from a cross between satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) and sweet orange, and Ehime Prefecture is one of its main growing regions. Verish Inc. sources Kiyomi from Ehime through its own fresh produce business, steam-distills the peel at its distillery in Japan, and supplies the resulting floral water as a cosmetic ingredient.
About the INCI name
The INCI name "Citrus Unshiu/Aurantium Peel Water" was registered through an application by Verish Inc. in 2023 and announced in April 2024. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first cosmetic ingredient commercially introduced under this INCI name (as of the announcement, based on our own research). The ingredient is listed in the EU CosIng database, and its Japanese labeling name, シトルス（ウンシウ／アウランチウム）果皮水, is included in the Japanese cosmetic ingredient labeling name list. It has been adopted in products of a Japanese hair-care brand.
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The information on this page is general information about the ingredient and does not constitute a claim of any specific efficacy or effect. Listing in the EU CosIng database is an inventory entry and does not constitute approval or certification.