How we scored it
Fermentation filtrate of Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract by Lactobacillus: plant and microbial origin throughout. 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
Dominant route is fermentation of licorice root extract with Lactobacillus followed by filtration. No common alternative route.
In plain English
A liquid made by fermenting licorice root extract with Lactobacillus bacteria and then filtering out the cells. It is used to condition skin and carries licorice compounds together with fermentation by-products such as lactic acid.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Licorice Root Extract Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root 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/LICORICE ROOT EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/LICORICE ROOT 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/LICORICE%20ROOT%20EXTRACT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE