How we scored it
Extract of a bacterial fermentation culture; entirely biological fermentation mass. 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
Obtained by extracting the fermented biomass of cultivated Bifidobacterium grown on nutrient media. No synthetic production route is used.
In plain English
An extract from beneficial bacteria grown by fermentation, used to soften and hydrate skin. It's produced by fermenting cultures, not from petrochemicals.
CosIng definition: Bifidobacterium Extract is the extract of the microorganism, Bifidobacterium.
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.
- 2BIFIDOBACTERIUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BIFIDOBACTERIUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIFIDOBACTERIUM%20EXTRACT