How we scored it
Given formula/IUPAC (C23H20N6O, an aminophenyl-benzamide) is an unrelated small-molecule, mismatched PubChem record; treating as the named enzyme per CosIng description 'Peroxidase' — protein mass, 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
Purified from bovine milk/whey or produced by microbial fermentation. No petrochemical route exists for this class of enzyme.
In plain English
A naturally occurring enzyme, typically from milk or produced by fermentation, used here as a light-stabilising ingredient.
CosIng definition: Peroxidase
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.
- 2LACTOPEROXIDASE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LACTOPEROXIDASE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LACTOPEROXIDASE