How we scored it
Fermentation filtrate of mushroom mycelium; microbial fermentation product; 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
Dominant route cultures Ganoderma lucidum mycelium in a nutrient broth and filters the broth. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A liquid obtained by growing reishi mushroom mycelium in a nutrient medium and filtering it. It is used as an antioxidant skin-care ingredient and consists of the mushroom's fermentation products.
CosIng definition: Ganoderma Lucidum Mycelium Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum.
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.
- 2GANODERMA LUCIDUM MYCELIUM FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GANODERMA LUCIDUM MYCELIUM FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GANODERMA%20LUCIDUM%20MYCELIUM%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE