Database/Skin Conditioning/Aquaphilus Dolomiae Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Aquaphilus Dolomiae Extract natural?

Yes. The ingredient is an extract of bacterial biomass and culture filtrate, and microbial material is rated natural origin under this site's method regardless of the fermentation vessel.

INCI nameAquaphilus Dolomiae Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockProduced by fermenting Aquaphilus dolomiae bacteria, originally isolated…

How we scored it

Bacterial culture extract/filtrate; microbial material obtained by extraction. 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 fermenting Aquaphilus dolomiae bacteria, originally isolated from thermal spring water, and extracting the resulting culture. No petrochemical route exists for this microbial extract.

In plain English

This is an extract derived from a bacteria naturally found in thermal spring water. It's used in skincare, particularly for sensitive skin, as a conditioning and protective ingredient.

CosIng definition: Aquaphilus Dolomiae Extract is the extract of the bacteria Aquaphilus dolomiae , (CNCM I-4290).

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. 2AQUAPHILUS DOLOMIAE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3AQUAPHILUS DOLOMIAE EXTRACT. 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