How we scored it
Fermentation extract of rice substrate, 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/Rice Ferment Extract is produced by fermenting Oryza sativa (rice) with Aspergillus microorganisms, then extracting the resulting product. Both the substrate and the process are natural and biological.
In plain English
A humectant and skin-conditioning extract made by fermenting rice with Aspergillus microorganisms.
CosIng definition: Aspergillus/Rice Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation Oryza sativa (rice) by the microorganism, 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/RICE FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASPERGILLUS/RICE FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASPERGILLUS/RICE%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT