Database/Humectant/Zymomonas Ferment Filtrate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Zymomonas Ferment Filtrate natural?

Yes. Sugars are fermented by Zymomonas, so the filtrate contains only microbial and plant-derived fermentation products.

INCI nameZymomonas Ferment Filtrate
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockZymomonas is grown on a sugar medium and…

How we scored it

Fermentation product of sugars by Zymomonas, filtered: 1.00.
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

Zymomonas is grown on a sugar medium and the broth is filtered to give the filtrate. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A clear liquid left after the bacterium Zymomonas has fermented sugars and been filtered off; Zymomonas is the microbe behind traditional fermented drinks such as pulque. Used as a humectant and skin conditioner. It comes entirely from fermentation.

CosIng definition: Zymomonas Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of Zymomonas

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ZYMOMONAS FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ZYMOMONAS FERMENT FILTRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZYMOMONAS%20FERMENT%20FILTRATE