How we scored it
Acid/enzyme hydrolysate of yeast extract; natural fermentation-derived fragments throughout. 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 hydrolysing extract from cultivated yeast biomass using acid, enzyme or other hydrolysis. No petrochemical alternative route exists.
In plain English
A hydrolysed extract from yeast, used to condition skin. It's made by breaking down fermentation-grown yeast into smaller nutrient fragments.
CosIng definition: Hydrolyzed Yeast is the hydrolysate of Yeast Extract derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis
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.
- 2HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROLYZED%20YEAST%20EXTRACT