How we scored it
Fermentation product, natural by 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
Produced by fermenting a nutrient medium with Bacillus bacteria and using the resulting broth. No alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
The product left after fermenting a Bacillus bacteria culture. Used in skincare as a conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Bacillus Ferment is the product obtained by the fermentation of Bacillus
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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BACILLUS FERMENT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BACILLUS%20FERMENT