How we scored it
Filtrate of a microbial fermentation broth; fermentation products are natural origin by 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
Produced by fermenting a growth medium with Pediococcus bacteria, then filtering out the cells. Single natural biotechnological route.
In plain English
A filtered liquid from fermenting a nutrient broth with Pediococcus bacteria. Used to help condition skin. A natural fermentation byproduct.
CosIng definition: Pediococcus Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of a growth media by the microorganism, Pediococcus, Lactobacillaceae.
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.
- 2PEDIOCOCCUS FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PEDIOCOCCUS FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PEDIOCOCCUS%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE