How we scored it
Fermentation product of radish root by Leuconostoc, lysed and filtered: 1.00.
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
Raphanus sativus root is fermented with Leuconostoc, the cells are lysed and the liquid is filtered. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A filtered liquid made by fermenting radish root with Leuconostoc bacteria, as in kimchi, breaking the cells open and filtering. Used to condition skin and hair. It comes only from radish and microbes.
CosIng definition: Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate is a filtrate of a lysate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the roots of Raphanus sativus (radish) by the microorganism, Leuconostoc.
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.
- 2LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT LYSATE FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT LYSATE FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH%20ROOT%20FERMENT%20LYSATE%20FILTRATE