How we scored it
Fermentation product with trace metal ion; site rule = 1.0 (fermentation) and mineral ions are natural.
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 Saccharomyces yeast in a growth medium containing gold ion salts. No petrochemical route is used; gold is not explicitly listed among this site's mineral examples, so confidence is reduced.
In plain English
A product made by fermenting yeast in the presence of trace gold ions. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Saccharomyces/Gold Ferment is a product obtained by the fermentation of Sacchatomyces in the presence of gold ions
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/GOLD FERMENT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHAROMYCES/GOLD FERMENT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SACCHAROMYCES/GOLD%20FERMENT