Is Aspergillus Ferment natural?

Q: Is Aspergillus Ferment natural?

Aspergillus Ferment has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. This is a product of microbial fermentation by Aspergillus, and fermentation products are treated as natural origin. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. This is a product of microbial fermentation by Aspergillus, and fermentation products are treated as natural origin.

INCI nameAspergillus Ferment

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockAspergillus Ferment is the product obtained by fermenting…

How we scored it

Fermentation product of Aspergillus, natural origin by this site's convention = 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

Aspergillus Ferment is the product obtained by fermenting a growth medium with Aspergillus fungi. The exact substrate is not specified, but the process is biological and fermentative.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient produced by fermenting a growth medium with Aspergillus microorganisms.

CosIng definition: Aspergillus Ferment is the product obtained by the fermentation of Aspergillus

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