How we scored it
Extract of a Bacillus fermentation filtrate: microbial metabolites and culture-medium residues, all natural. 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
Bacillus is cultured on a sugar or soy-based medium, the broth is filtered, and the filtrate is extracted. The exact substrate and extraction solvent are not stated in the INCI description.
In plain English
The filtered liquid from Bacillus bacteria grown on nutrients, further extracted to concentrate its compounds. It is used in skin protection formulas and is a fermentation product.
CosIng definition: Bacillus Ferment Filtrate Extract is the extract of Bacillus Ferment Filtrate.
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.
- 2BACILLUS FERMENT FILTRATE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BACILLUS FERMENT FILTRATE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BACILLUS%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE%20EXTRACT