Database/Skin Conditioning/Alteromonas Ferment Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Alteromonas Ferment Extract natural?

Yes. Produced by fermenting the marine microorganism Alteromonas and extracting the broth; fermentation products are natural-origin building blocks.

INCI nameAlteromonas Ferment Extract
CAS267233-41-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockThis extract is obtained by fermenting Alteromonas bacteria…

How we scored it

Extract of a fermentation product; fermentation products are defined as 1.0 by this site's convention.
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

This extract is obtained by fermenting Alteromonas bacteria in culture and processing the resulting broth. No petrochemical feedstock is used.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient made by fermenting the marine microorganism Alteromonas, similar to how yogurt or beer is fermented, then extracting the resulting broth.

CosIng definition: Alteromonas Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of Alteromonas.

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. 2ALTEROMONAS FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ALTEROMONAS FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALTEROMONAS%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT