How we scored it
Yeast fermentation of Camellia japonica flowers, filtered; plant and microbial material only; 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
Camellia japonica flowers are fermented with Saccharomyces yeast and the liquid is filtered. No alternative route is significant.
In plain English
A humectant made by fermenting camellia flowers with yeast and filtering the liquid, used to help skin hold water. It is made entirely from the flowers and the yeast culture.
CosIng definition: Saccharomyces/Camellia Japonica Flower Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the flowers of Camellia japonica by the microorganism, Saccharomyces.
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/CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHAROMYCES/CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER 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/CAMELLIA%20JAPONICA%20FLOWER%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE