How we scored it
Plant enzyme protein isolated from soybean (Glycine max) seed coat: amino-acid polymer, natural: 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 and purified from soybean hulls, a by-product of soy processing. No synthetic route applies.
In plain English
An enzyme isolated from soybean seed coats that speeds up oxidation reactions. It is used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient and comes from soybeans.
CosIng definition: Soybean Peroxidase is an enzyme isolated from the seedcoat of Glycine max that acts as a catalyst in the oxidation of various organic compounds
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.
- 2SOYBEAN PEROXIDASE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SOYBEAN PEROXIDASE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SOYBEAN%20PEROXIDASE