How we scored it
Extract of a fungal fermentation product; microbial material and its culture medium only, so 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
Dominant route is submerged culture of Taiwanofungus camphoratus (Antrodia) mycelium followed by extraction. No petrochemical route is relevant.
In plain English
An extract from a medicinal mushroom (Taiwanofungus camphoratus) grown in a fermentation tank, used for skin conditioning. It comes from the fungus and its growth medium.
CosIng definition: Taiwanofungus Camphoratus Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of Taiwanofungus camphoratus, Incertae Sedis.
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.
- 2TAIWANOFUNGUS CAMPHORATUS FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TAIWANOFUNGUS CAMPHORATUS FERMENT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TAIWANOFUNGUS%20CAMPHORATUS%20FERMENT%20EXTRACT