How we scored it
Tea leaf extract (plant) fermented by Lactobacillus (microbial) and filtered; all atoms 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
Tea leaves are extracted, fermented with Lactobacillus bacteria and the filtrate is collected. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A liquid made by fermenting a tea leaf extract with Lactobacillus bacteria and filtering out the cells. It is used to condition skin. The tea is grown as a crop and the bacteria do the conversion, so it is entirely plant and microbe derived.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Camellia Sinensis Leaf 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 LEAF EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF 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/CAMELLIA%20SINENSIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE