How we scored it
Fermentation product of pomegranate fruit; this site's 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
Made by fermenting pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit with Lactobacillus bacteria, then extracting the resulting product. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin- and hair-conditioning extract made by fermenting pomegranate fruit with beneficial bacteria. It's a natural fermentation product, not a synthetic chemical.
CosIng definition: Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract is an extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of the fruit of the Pomegranate, Punica granatum L., Punicaceae, 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/PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOBACILLUS/PUNICA GRANATUM 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/PUNICA%20GRANATUM%20FRUIT%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT