How we scored it
Lysate of fermented, lysed Micrococcus cells; fermentation-derived product; this site's convention = 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
Feedstock is Micrococcus bacteria grown by fermentation, then lysed to release cell contents. No petrochemical route is used.
In plain English
A lysate from fermenting and breaking open Micrococcus bacteria cells, used in cosmetics as an antioxidant ingredient.
CosIng definition: Micrococcus Ferment Lysate is a lysate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Micrococcus.
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.
- 2MICROCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MICROCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MICROCOCCUS%20FERMENT%20LYSATE