How we scored it
Fermentation product of Thermus thermophilus bacteria on a growth medium; fermentation products are natural origin per this site's method.
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 fermenting Thermus thermophilus bacteria in a nutrient medium and processing the resulting broth. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An ingredient made by fermenting the heat-loving bacterium Thermus thermophilus, then using the resulting broth to condition skin. Produced through a microbial fermentation process rather than plant extraction.
CosIng definition: Thermus Thermophillus Ferment is the product of the fermentation of Thermus Thermophillus
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.
- 2THERMUS THERMOPHILLUS FERMENT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THERMUS THERMOPHILLUS FERMENT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THERMUS%20THERMOPHILLUS%20FERMENT