How we scored it
Fermentation product of rice grain with Leuconostoc: microbial and rice-derived metabolites, all n=1; solvents and media additives ignored. 100% / 100% = 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
Dominant route is fermentation of rice grain with Leuconostoc bacteria, followed by filtration and extraction of the broth. No commercially significant non-biological route exists.
In plain English
A liquid made by fermenting rice grains with Leuconostoc bacteria, then filtering and extracting the result. It is used in skin-care and hair-care products to condition skin and hair. It comes from rice and bacterial fermentation.
CosIng definition: Leuconostoc/Rice Ferment Filtrate Extract is the extract of a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the grains of Oryza sativa (rice) 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/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEUCONOSTOC/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LEUCONOSTOC/RICE%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE%20EXTRACT