Database/Skin Conditioning/Saccharomyces/Germanium Ferment
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Saccharomyces/Germanium Ferment natural?

Yes. Fermentation product of Saccharomyces with germanium; fermentation biomass is natural and the trace mineral is natural-origin.

INCI nameSaccharomyces/Germanium Ferment
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by fermenting Saccharomyces yeast in a germanium-enriched…

How we scored it

Fermentation biomass/metabolite complex plus germanium; fermentation products are 1.0 and the mineral metalloid ion is natural origin.
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

Made by fermenting Saccharomyces yeast in a germanium-enriched medium, producing a mineral-bound ferment lysate. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient made by fermenting yeast with germanium, which becomes incorporated into the yeast's cell material. It is a natural fermentation product.

CosIng definition: Saccharomyces/Germanium Ferment is the product obtained by the fermentation of Saccharomyces in the presence of germanium ions

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