How we scored it
Filtrate of ginseng roots fermented with Pichia yeast; plant and microbial material only, so 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 ferments ginseng root with Pichia yeast and filters out the solids. No petrochemical route is relevant.
In plain English
A clear liquid left after ginseng root is fermented with yeast and filtered, used to condition skin. It comes from the ginseng plant and yeast.
CosIng definition: Pichia/Panax Ginseng Root Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the roots of Panax ginseng by the microorganism, Pichia.
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.
- 2PICHIA/PANAX GINSENG ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PICHIA/PANAX GINSENG ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PICHIA/PANAX%20GINSENG%20ROOT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE