How we scored it
CosIng description identifies this as an enzyme that hydrolyses triglycerides (a protein). The attached formula/IUPAC name (a small azo-type structure) clearly belongs to a different substance, so per instructions the description is trusted: enzymes = amino acids = natural, 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
Commercially produced by fermenting selected fungi or bacteria that secrete lipase, then purifying the enzyme. No synthetic small-molecule route applies to this protein; flag data mismatch for review.
In plain English
An enzyme that helps break down fats and oils, used here for skin conditioning. Produced by fermenting microorganisms rather than chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Lipase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes triglycerides
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.
- 2LIPASE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LIPASE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LIPASE