How we scored it
Fermentation filtrate; site rule = 1.0 (fermentation products).
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 barley seeds with Saccharomyces yeast and filtering the broth. No petrochemical route applies.
In plain English
The filtered liquid left after yeast ferments barley seeds. Used as a humectant to help skin retain moisture.
CosIng definition: Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of barley seeds by the microorganism
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.
- 2SACCHAROMYCES/BARLEY SEED FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHAROMYCES/BARLEY SEED FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SACCHAROMYCES/BARLEY%20SEED%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE