How we scored it
Filtrate of ginseng root fermented by Bifida bacteria; plant substrate plus microbial metabolites, all natural origin: 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
Ginseng root is fermented with a Bifida (bifidobacteria) culture and the liquid is filtered. No synthetic component is required.
In plain English
A liquid made by fermenting ginseng root with Bifida bacteria and filtering out the solids. It is used to condition skin. Both the ginseng and the bacterial culture are natural in origin.
CosIng definition: Bifida/Panax Ginseng Root Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the roots of Panax ginseng by the microorganism, 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/PANAX GINSENG ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BIFIDA/PANAX GINSENG ROOT 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/PANAX%20GINSENG%20ROOT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE