How we scored it
Extract of a lysate of cultured Staphylococcus epidermidis cells; microbial material and its extracts are 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
Staphylococcus epidermidis is grown in culture, the cells are lysed and the lysate is extracted. No synthetic component is incorporated.
In plain English
An extract of broken-down cultured cells of Staphylococcus epidermidis, a bacterium that lives on human skin, used for skin conditioning and as a humectant.
CosIng definition: Staphylococcus Epidermidis Lysate Extract is the extract of a lysate of the cultured cells of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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.
- 2STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS LYSATE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS LYSATE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STAPHYLOCOCCUS%20EPIDERMIDIS%20LYSATE%20EXTRACT