Database/Skin Conditioning/Protease
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Protease natural?

Yes. A protein enzyme produced by microbial fermentation, built entirely from amino acids, which this site's method treats as natural origin.

INCI nameProtease
CAS9001-92-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockCommercially produced by fermenting bacteria or fungi, such…

How we scored it

An enzyme (protein) per description; proteins are peptides assembled from amino acids, natural origin regardless of the partial/simplified structure formula given.
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 bacteria or fungi, such as Bacillus species, engineered to secrete the enzyme, then purifying it. No synthetic small-molecule route applies to this protein.

In plain English

An enzyme that helps break down proteins, used here for gentle skin conditioning. Produced by fermenting microorganisms, similar to how enzymes are made for detergents.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PROTEASE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PROTEASE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PROTEASE