How we scored it
Microbial fermentation polysaccharide; fermentation products are natural origin per instructions.
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
Made by fermenting a plant-sugar substrate with Alcaligenes bacteria. The resulting polysaccharide gum is harvested and purified; no petrochemical input.
In plain English
A gum made by fermenting sugar with bacteria, used to thicken and stabilise creams and lotions.
CosIng definition: Welan Gum is a gum produced by the fermentation of Alcaligenes
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.
- 2WELAN GUM. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3WELAN GUM. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WELAN%20GUM