How we scored it
Fermentation product of papaya fruit by Lactobacillus; fermentation extracts are natural origin = 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
Made by fermenting Carica papaya fruit with Lactobacillus bacteria, then extracting the ferment. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract made by letting beneficial bacteria ferment papaya fruit. Used for gentle exfoliation and skin or hair conditioning. Derived entirely from the fermented fruit.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract is an extract of the product obtained by fermentation of Carica papaya fruit 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/PAPAYA FRUIT FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/PAPAYA FRUIT 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/PAPAYA%20FRUIT%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT