How we scored it
Filtrate of rice fermented by Monascus: dissolved rice-derived and fungal metabolites are all natural origin (n=1); filtration removes solids only. 1.0 x 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 (Oryza sativa) with Monascus, followed by filtration to remove solids. No petrochemical route supplies this substance.
In plain English
The liquid left after filtering rice that has been fermented with Monascus fungus. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It comes from rice and the fungus; filtering only removes solids.
CosIng definition: Monascus/Rice Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product of the fermentation of the rice, Oryza Sativa by the microorganism, Monascus
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.
- 2MONASCUS/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MONASCUS/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MONASCUS/RICE%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE