Is Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Extract natural?

Q: Is Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Extract natural?

Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Whole-yeast extract; no synthetic fragment. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Whole-yeast extract; no synthetic fragment.

INCI nameSchizosaccharomyces Pombe Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. No…

How we scored it

Yeast extract; site rule = 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

Extracted from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

An extract of fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe). Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Extract is the extract of the yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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