How we scored it
Tea extract fermented by Lactobacillus, then extracted; plant and microbial material only; botanical extracts and fermentation products = 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: Camellia sinensis extract fermented with Lactobacillus, then extracted. Supplier note: commercial grades are often sold in glycol or glycerin carriers that could change the as-supplied value.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made by fermenting tea (Camellia sinensis) extract with Lactobacillus bacteria and then extracting the product. It provides tea-derived compounds that have been altered by the bacteria.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Camellia Sinensis Extract Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of Camellia Sinensis 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/CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LACTOBACILLUS/CAMELLIA%20SINENSIS%20EXTRACT%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT