How we scored it
Lactobacillus fermentation filtrate of calendula flower extract; fermentation products and botanical extracts 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
Calendula officinalis flower extract is fermented with Lactobacillus and the broth is filtered. No synthetic component is incorporated.
In plain English
A liquid made by fermenting marigold (calendula) flower extract with lactic-acid bacteria, used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: actobacillus/Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract by the microorganism Lactobacillus.
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.
- 2LACTOBACILLUS/CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LACTOBACILLUS/CALENDULA%20OFFICINALIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE