How we scored it
Fermentation filtrate; all constituents are fermentation products → 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 Bifidobacterium species on a growth medium and filtering the resulting broth. Entirely a fermentation product.
In plain English
A filtered liquid from fermenting beneficial bacteria (Bifidobacterium). Used in skincare to help condition and support the skin.
CosIng definition: Bifida Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Bifida
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.
- 2BIFIDA FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BIFIDA FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIFIDA%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE