How we scored it
Fungal fermentation polysaccharide; fermentation-gum convention = 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
Produced by fermenting the fungus Schizophyllum commune on a nutrient medium, which secretes the polysaccharide. A biotechnological process with no petrochemical route.
In plain English
A moisture-binding gum made by fermenting a natural fungus. It forms a film on skin and hair to help hold in hydration.
CosIng definition: Schizophyllan is a polysaccharide produced by the Fungus, Schizophyllan commune
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.
- 2SCHIZOPHYLLAN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SCHIZOPHYLLAN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCHIZOPHYLLAN