How we scored it
Fermentation gum from natural sorbitol substrate; fermentation-gum 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 microbial fermentation of sorbitol (a natural sugar alcohol) to yield this trisaccharide-repeat gum. A biotechnological process with no petrochemical route.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning gum made by fermenting natural sugar alcohol with microorganisms. It forms a protective film on skin, similar to other biofermentation gums.
CosIng definition: Biosaccharide Gum-1 is a fermentation gum derived from sorbitol. It is described as a polymer of α-L-fucose-1|->|3-α- D-galactose-1|->|3-α-D-galacturonic acid trisaccharides
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.
- 2BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIOSACCHARIDE%20GUM-1