How we scored it
Filtrate of a lysed Lactobacillus fermentation broth; fermentation products are natural origin by convention. 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
Produced by fermenting Lactobacillus bacteria, then lysing the cells and filtering the broth. No petrochemical alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient made by fermenting beneficial bacteria, then breaking open and filtering the resulting culture. It's a fully fermentation-derived ingredient.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate Filtrate is a filtrate of the lysate of the product obtained by the fermentation of 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 FERMENT LYSATE FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT LYSATE 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%20LYSATE%20FILTRATE