How we scored it
Extract of Saccharomyces yeast; fermentation-derived biomass extract = 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
Obtained by extracting cultured Saccharomyces yeast, typically a by-product of fermentation processes such as brewing or baking yeast production. The extraction itself adds no synthetic mass.
In plain English
An extract from yeast (Saccharomyces), often a by-product of brewing or baking. Used as an antioxidant and conditioning ingredient for skin and hair. Produced through fermentation and extraction of the yeast cells.
CosIng definition: Saccharomyces Extract is the extract of 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 EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHAROMYCES EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SACCHAROMYCES%20EXTRACT