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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate natural?

Yes. Entire material is the filtered product of Lactobacillus fermenting a natural growth medium; fermentation products count as natural origin.

INCI nameLactobacillus Ferment Filtrate
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by fermenting a nutrient medium (typically sugar-based)…

How we scored it

Filtrate of natural fermentation broth; fermentation products are natural origin. 100% natural mass.
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

Produced by fermenting a nutrient medium (typically sugar-based) with Lactobacillus bacteria, then filtering out the cells. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate is the liquid left after friendly bacteria ferment a nutrient broth. It's used in skincare to condition and help balance the skin, similar to fermented foods.

CosIng definition: Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the growth media by the microorganism Lactobacillus

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LACTOBACILLUS 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%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE