Is Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract natural?

Q: Is Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract natural?

Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. An extract of microbial fermentation broth, which classes as natural origin regardless of the bacterium's marine habitat. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. An extract of microbial fermentation broth, which classes as natural origin regardless of the bacterium's marine habitat.

INCI namePseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract

FunctionHumectant

FeedstockProduced by fermenting the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas in…

How we scored it

Fermentation product extract; microbial fermentation biomass/metabolites are natural-origin = 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 the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas in culture, then extracting the fermentation product. A biotechnology-derived, natural-origin ingredient.

In plain English

A humectant ingredient made by fermenting a marine bacterium and extracting the fermentation product, used to help skin hold moisture.

CosIng definition: Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract is an extract of the product obtained by the fermetation of Pseudoalteromonas

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.
2PSEUDOALTEROMONAS FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3PSEUDOALTEROMONAS FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PSEUDOALTEROMONAS%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT