Aspergillus/Rice ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily used as a skin-conditioning and humectant ferment, adding water-binding components, amino acids, sugars, and mild exfoliation-supporting organic acids to formulas.
What does Aspergillus/Rice do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily used as a skin-conditioning and humectant ferment, adding water-binding components, amino acids, sugars, and mild exfoliation-supporting organic acids to formulas.
Is Aspergillus/Rice clean?
From a clean beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally well accepted and not a common restricted-list concern. The main watchouts are formula-level preservation quality and individual sensitivity to residual proteins or fermentation byproducts.
Is Aspergillus/Rice sustainable?
This material is fermentation-derived from a renewable agricultural substrate, so it generally aligns well with lower-impact ingredient sourcing. It is expected to be readily biodegradable, with sustainability depending on crop sourcing, water use, and fermentation energy inputs.
Is Aspergillus/Rice COSMOS-approved?
It can be permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when the agricultural input, microorganism use, processing aids, solvents, and preservatives meet standard requirements. Its fit with Green Chemistry is generally strong because it uses renewable feedstock, aqueous fermentation, and biodegradable outputs.
How does Aspergillus/Rice work chemically?
The material is a complex aqueous ferment mixture rather than a single molecule, typically containing peptides, amino acids, carbohydrates, minerals, and low levels of organic acids. It is usually formulated as a water-phase ingredient, with performance and stability governed by preservation, microbial specifications, and the finished product’s pH.
Last updated 2026-05-13