About this material
Black Bean Ferment Extract (Glycine Max Ferment Extract) is a Ferment extract supplied by MakeYourSkin as a liquid for professional cosmetic formulation. A Korean-beauty staple, it is valued for antioxidant, hair positioning.
What is Black Bean Ferment Extract?
Black Bean Ferment Extract is supplied under the INCI / technical name Glycine Max Ferment Extract.
It belongs to the Ferment extract group and is derived from fermented black soybean. The material reaches you as a liquid. It is an established cosmetic raw material with mature supply and well-understood formulation behaviour.
Key Properties & Benefits
- Antioxidant
- Hair positioning
- Produced by a controlled fermentation process with a defined organism and substrate.
Uses & Applications
Black Bean Ferment Extract is used in essences, first-treatment toners, ampoules, sheet masks and fermentation-positioned moisturisers.
Typical applications from the catalogue record: Hair products, essences.
In leave-on skincare it is normally dosed into a serum, ampoule or moisturiser where contact time is long enough for the claim to hold up. In rinse-off formats it is used at a lower level for label presence and sensory contribution rather than measurable performance. In Korean and Japanese formats it suits essences, toner pads, sheet-mask serums and lightweight gel-creams, where thin, layerable textures are the norm.
Handling note: Supplied ready to dose; check the active content on the technical data sheet, because liquid grades are usually dilutions.
How to Use — Recommended Use Level
| Typical use level | 1–10% of the supplied filtrate |
|---|---|
| Recommended pH | 4.0–6.5 |
| Addition phase | Water phase, cool-down |
| Solubility | Water-soluble. Disperse into the water phase with stirring; avoid prolonged high heat where the material is heat-sensitive. |
General rule: always begin at the lower end of the range, confirm the level against the supplier technical data sheet, and validate stability, pH, colour, odour and preservative efficacy on the finished formulation before scaling up.
Technical Specification
| INCI / Technical Name | Glycine Max Ferment Extract |
|---|---|
| CAS Number | Not assigned as a single number — botanical, ferment and blended materials are defined by species, part, solvent and specification rather than by one CAS. The applicable CAS or EINECS entries for the exact grade are stated on the supplier CoA. |
| Ingredient Family | Ferment extract |
| Primary Cosmetic Functions | Antioxidant; hair positioning |
| Typical Applications | Hair products, essences |
| Source / Feedstock | Fermented black soybean |
| Origin / Tradition | Korea |
| Typical Bulk Form | Liquid |
| Appearance | Clear to amber liquid depending on grade |
| Solubility | Water Soluble |
| Market Status | Established / trending |
| Catalogue Range | Specialist / RFQ |
| Storage | Cold-chain material. Store refrigerated at 2–8 °C, protect from light and return to refrigeration immediately after use. Do not freeze unless the technical data sheet says otherwise. |
| Shelf Life | 12 months from manufacture in unopened original packaging, refrigerated |
| Vendor | MakeYourSkin |
| MYS Catalogue Code | MYS-N00308 |
Technical Notes
Popular in Korean hair-darkening positioning; keep claims cosmetic.
Regulatory Note
Ferment filtrates and lysates require a defined substrate, organism, process and inactivation step, plus a microbiological specification and the preservative system used in the material itself. Confirm the exact INCI and that the organism is acceptable in the destination market.
Supplier diligence required: Exact INCI, organism, substrate and preservative system supplier-dependent.
Sold as a cosmetic raw material for professional formulation. A published INCI name does not by itself authorise use: the buyer is responsible for confirming permitted status, maximum concentration, restrictions by product type, labelling and claim rules in every market the finished product is sold in. In India, cosmetics fall under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and the Cosmetics Rules 2020 administered by CDSCO, with BIS standards (including IS 4707 Part 2) listing restricted substances. The EU applies Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and its Annexes; the United States applies the FD&C Act as amended by MoCRA; Korea, Japan and China operate their own positive lists and functional-cosmetic frameworks. Every finished product needs its own safety assessment.
Reference: Regulatory / scientific reference
Documentation Supplied
- Certificate of Analysis (CoA) for the batch supplied
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS / MSDS) in the current GHS format
- Technical Data Sheet (TDS) with specification, solubility and handling guidance
- INCI declaration and, where assigned, CAS / EINECS numbers
- Botanical dossier: species, plant part, extraction solvent, drug-to-extract ratio and standardised marker content where applicable
- Pesticide residue and allergen statement on request
- Non-GMO statement on request
- Vegan / animal-origin declaration on request
- Halal and Kosher certification on request where the supplier holds it
- Heavy-metal and microbiological test data on request
Available Pack Sizes
Supplied in 50 g, 225 g, 1 Kg and 5 Kg packs. Bulk quantities above 5 Kg, and drum or sack quantities, are available on request — contact the MakeYourSkin sales desk for a quotation and lead time.
| 50 g | Pilot batches and small production runs |
|---|---|
| 225 g | Pilot batches and indie production runs |
| 1 Kg | Regular production for small and mid-size brands |
| 5 Kg | Scaled production and contract manufacturing |
Disclaimer & Caution in Use
For external cosmetic use in professionally formulated products only. This is a concentrated raw material, not a finished cosmetic, and it is not intended for undiluted application to skin, for ingestion, or for any medicinal purpose. Wear gloves and eye protection when handling, avoid raising dust with powders, and keep out of reach of children and pets. Always run a patch test on the finished formulation, and validate stability, compatibility, pH and preservative efficacy before sale. Information supplied is offered in good faith as formulation guidance and does not constitute a safety assessment, a regulatory approval or a medical claim.
Heat-sensitive. Add at cool-down below the temperature stated on the technical data sheet; exceeding it degrades the active and can change colour and odour.
Specification
| INCI NAME | Glycine Max Ferment Extract |
|---|---|
| CAS NUMBER | Not assigned |
| FAMILY | Ferment extract |
| ORIGIN | Korea — Fermented black soybean |
| SUPPLY FORM | Liquid |
| SOLUBILITY | Water Soluble — Water-soluble. Disperse into the water phase with stirring; avoid prolonged high heat where the material is heat-sensitive. |
| TYPICAL USE LEVEL | 1–10% of the supplied filtrate |
| pH RANGE | 4.0–6.5 |
| ADD AT | Water phase, cool-down |
| FUNCTIONS | Antioxidant; hair positioning |
| USED IN | Hair products, essences |
| STORAGE | Cold-chain material. Store refrigerated at 2–8 °C, protect from light and return to refrigeration immediately after use. Do not freeze unless the technical data sheet says otherwise. |
| PACK SIZES | 50 g to 5 Kg |
| REGULATORY | Exact INCI, organism, substrate and preservative system supplier-dependent |
How to work with it
The specification's Add at row is the one to read first. Water-phase materials added to a hot oil phase are the most common reason a batch separates.
Measure the finished product, not the premix. Outside the range the activity drops away and, for some materials, the degradation route is what causes complaints.
Then work up through stability and compatibility testing. Higher is not better, and the destination market's limit may sit below your formulation ceiling.