How we scored it
Microbial exopolysaccharide from fermentation; fermentation/gum product per this site's 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 fermentation of a carbohydrate feedstock (e.g. sugar) using the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, yielding a galactose/glucose exopolysaccharide gum.
In plain English
A plant-sugar-based gum made by fermenting sugar with a natural bacterium, used to thicken and condition skin-care products.
CosIng definition: Exopolysaccharides composed of repeating units containing one galactose and seven glucose molecules produced by fermentation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
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.
- 2SUCCINOGLYCAN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SUCCINOGLYCAN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SUCCINOGLYCAN