How we scored it
Filtrate of an extract of cultured Aquaphilus dolomiae bacteria: microbial material is natural; culture nutrients, filter aids and solvents leave no mass. 100% natural = 1.00.
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
The bacterium Aquaphilus dolomiae is grown in culture by fermentation, an extract is prepared from the cells and the extract is filtered. No synthetic route applies.
In plain English
A skin-protecting ingredient made by growing the bacterium Aquaphilus dolomiae in culture, extracting the cells and filtering the extract. It is used in skincare formulas.
CosIng definition: Aquaphilus Dolomiae Extract Filtrate is a filtrate of the extract of the microorganism, Aquaphilus dolomiae grown in culture.
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.
- 2AQUAPHILUS DOLOMIAE EXTRACT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AQUAPHILUS DOLOMIAE EXTRACT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AQUAPHILUS%20DOLOMIAE%20EXTRACT%20FILTRATE