How we scored it
Extract of a fermentation broth product; fermentation metabolites are 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
Bifidobacterium lactis is fermented on a nutrient medium and the ferment is extracted. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from beneficial bacteria grown by fermentation, used in skincare to help hold moisture in the skin.
CosIng definition: Bifidobacterium Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of the growth media by the microorganism, Bifidobacterium lactis.
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 FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BIFIDOBACTERIUM FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIFIDOBACTERIUM%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT