How we scored it
Extract of a Lactobacillus ferment of yerba santa; plant compounds, lactic acid and cell metabolites are all biological (n=1); no synthetic fragment. 1 / 1 = 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
Yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) plant material is fermented by Lactobacillus bacteria and the ferment is then extracted and filtered. No alternative route is used; any carrier or preservative is declared separately on the INCI.
In plain English
An extract of yerba santa plant material that has been fermented with lactic-acid bacteria, used in skincare for its skin-conditioning role. It is a fermentation product of a plant.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Eriodictyon Californicum Ferment Extract is an extract of the product obtained by fermentation of Eriodictyon Californicum by the organism, 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/ERIODICTYON CALIFORNICUM FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/ERIODICTYON CALIFORNICUM 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/ERIODICTYON%20CALIFORNICUM%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT