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Radish root ferment

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

A radish-root ferment used to help keep water-based formulas fresh.

Origin: FermentedMade by fermenting radish root with Leuconostoc, a lactic acid bacterium.
Found in: 3 formulas: Sea Witch, Solar Plexus, Avalon
Also called: Radish root ferment filtrate, Radish ferment

What it is

A filtrate made by fermenting radish root with Leuconostoc, a lactic acid bacterium. It appears in Sea Witch, Solar Plexus and Avalon.

What it does

Ferment filtrates like this are used to help keep water-based formulas fresh, protecting the product from spoilage. It also conditions the skin.

Why it’s clean

A ferment-based alternative to conventional preservatives: none of our formulas lists parabens or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. Any product that needs preserving uses only safe, COSMOS-approved preservative systems.

What clean means here

Found in

3 formulas.

Labels list ingredients from most to least, so where radish root ferment sits gives a rough idea of how much is in the formula.

Radish root fermentLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Sea WitchNo. 6 of 20

Solar PlexusNo. 5 of 8

AvalonNo. 14 of 16

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Sea Witch

No. 6 of 20 on Sea Witch’s label

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The Sea Witch label, in order

Water (Aqua)Coco-Glucoside Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate Glycerin Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateXanthan Gum Citric Acid Sodium Citrate Lactobacillus Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil Black Algae Extract Sodium Alginate Charcoal Powder Marine Phytoplankton (Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract)
*All Ingredients are naturally derived and sourced
Serum

Solar Plexus

No. 5 of 8 on Solar Plexus’s label

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The Solar Plexus label, in order

Water (Aqua)Glycerin (vegetable)Hydrolyzed silk Bee Pollen ExtractLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateLactobacillus Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract Sodium Alginate
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Avalon

No. 14 of 16 on Avalon’s label

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The Avalon label, in order

Aqua (Water)Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Glycerin Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Water Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Cera Alba (Beeswax)Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Mel (Honey) Extract PanthenolLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateLactobacillus Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract

Same family

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Half a cracked coconut with bright white flesh on wet black basalt

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Milky translucent ferment droplets on wet black basalt, moss behind

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