How we scored it
Microbial (yeast) lysate extract, fermentation-derived => 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
Saccharomyces Lysate Extract is produced by fermenting and then lysing (breaking open) yeast cells to release their cell contents. There is no synthetic alternative; it is always a microbial fermentation product.
In plain English
An extract made by breaking open (lysing) fermented yeast cells, used to help hold moisture in skin and improve skin conditioning.
CosIng definition: Saccharomyces Lysate Extract is an extract of Saccharomyces Lysate
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 LYSATE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SACCHAROMYCES%20LYSATE%20EXTRACT