How we scored it
Ginseng root (plant) fermented by Saccharomyces yeast (microbial) and filtered; all atoms natural origin, 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
Ginseng root is fermented with Saccharomyces yeast and the filtrate is collected. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A liquid made by fermenting ginseng root with yeast and filtering out the yeast. Used to condition skin. The ginseng and the yeast are both biological materials, so it is entirely plant and microbe derived.
CosIng definition: Saccharomyces/Panax Ginseng Root Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the roots of Panax ginseng 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/PANAX GINSENG ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHAROMYCES/PANAX GINSENG ROOT 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/PANAX%20GINSENG%20ROOT%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE