How we scored it
Product of Lactococcus bacterial fermentation; fermentation product is natural.
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 Lactococcus bacterial cultures. No alternative commercial route.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient made by fermenting a bacterial culture, similar to ingredients in fermented dairy products. It comes entirely from the fermentation process.
CosIng definition: Lactococcus Ferment is the product obtained from the bacterial culture derived from Lactococcus
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.
- 2LACTOCOCCUS FERMENT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOCOCCUS FERMENT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LACTOCOCCUS%20FERMENT