Lactococcus ferment (inci)

Lactococcus ferment is the product of the bacterial culture derived from Lactococcus. Lactococcus ferment is used in cosmetic formulations. It has a skin-protecting effect (protects the skin from damaging effects of external influences) and is also used as a moisturizer (preserves the moisture of the skin).

Lactococcus is the name of a genus of gram-positive, spherical bacteria from the Streptococcaceae family. Lactococcus belongs together with other bacterial genera to the order of lactic acid bacteria, as they all produce lactic acid by fermentation.