How we scored it
Botanical extract fermented by Lactobacillus and re-extracted; plant and microbial material only; treated as a single natural-origin 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
Centella asiatica extract is fermented with Lactobacillus and the resulting product is extracted. No alternative route is significant.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient made by fermenting Centella asiatica (gotu kola) extract with Lactobacillus bacteria and then extracting the result. It comes entirely from the plant and the bacterial culture.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Centella Asiatica Extract Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of Centella Asiatica 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/CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/CENTELLA ASIATICA 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/CENTELLA%20ASIATICA%20EXTRACT%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT