How we scored it
Filtrate of Centella asiatica extract fermented by Lactobacillus: plant and microbial material only. 1.00.
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 ferments a Centella asiatica (gotu kola) extract with Lactobacillus and filters off the cells. No alternative route is relevant.
In plain English
The liquid left after Lactobacillus bacteria have fermented an extract of Centella asiatica (gotu kola) and the cells are filtered out. It is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It comes from a plant extract and bacterial fermentation.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Centella Asiatica Extract Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Centella Asiatica Extract by the microorganism, Lactobacillus, Apiaceae.
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 FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/CENTELLA ASIATICA 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/CENTELLA%20ASIATICA%20EXTRACT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE