Identifiers
Functions
RICE FERMENT FILTRATE is used in cosmetic and personal care products as a skin conditioning agent. Its registered function is skin conditioning, meaning it is incorporated into leave-on and rinse-off formulations to improve the condition of the skin. The evidence does not specify product categories such as serums, moisturizers, or cleansers, nor does it indicate any other application beyond cosmetics. Researchers should treat it strictly as a skin-conditioning ingredient until additional application-specific data becomes available.
RICE FERMENT FILTRATE addresses the formulation need for a skin-conditioning ingredient that improves skin feel or appearance without being classified as a perfume. It is not flagged as a fragrance component, so it can be used in fragrance-free or low-scent product concepts. The evidence does not link it to specific problems like dryness, irritation, or barrier repair. Its value is as a functional skin-conditioning agent, but the exact consumer-perceivable benefit remains unspecified in the available data.
The main commercial use is supported by its active regulatory status as a cosmetic ingredient with a designated skin-conditioning function. It is listed in the official journal, confirming it is an accepted INCI name for cosmetic use. There is no clinical trial data, efficacy study, or patent literature in the evidence to substantiate performance claims. The support is regulatory recognition rather than demonstrated clinical outcomes. Researchers should not infer efficacy from its approved status alone.
For diluting or dissolving drugs for intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, according to instructions of the manufacturer of the drug to be administered
A key formulation trade-off is that RICE FERMENT FILTRATE has no specified maximum concentration, restrictions, or conditions of use in the evidence, giving formulators flexibility but also requiring internal safety assessment. It is not a perfuming agent, so it will not contribute fragrance, which may require additional masking if the filtrate imparts an inherent odor. The absence of CAS or EC numbers means regulatory tracking and supply-chain verification may be more complex. No stability or compatibility data is available to guide vehicle selection.
| Property | Value | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Description | Water appears as a clear, nontoxic liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen, essential for life and the most widely used solvent. Include water in a mixture to learn how it could react with other chemicals in the mixture, Liquid, Clear colorless odorless liquid | Appearance |
| Color/Form | Colorless liquid, Liquid | Appearance |
| Odor | Odorless | Appearance |
| Taste | Tasteless | Appearance |
| Solubility | Completely miscible, Water dissolves some amount of virtually every solid or gas with wich it comes in contact, Very soluble in ethanol, methanol, acetone, 55.5 mol/L | Formulation Relevant Properties |
| LogP | -1.38 | Formulation Relevant Properties |
| Boiling Point | 212 °F at 760 mmHg, 100, 99.974 °C | Handling Relevant Properties |
| Melting Point | 32 °F, 0, 0 °C | Handling Relevant Properties |
| Density | 1, 0.9950 g/cu cm at 25 °C, Chemical and physical properties, Expands on freezing. Temp of max density 3.98 °C. density: 1.000000g/mL at 3.98 °C; 0.917 g/cc at 0 °C (ice); 0.999868 at 0 °C/4 °C (liquid), Weight of sea water: approximately 63.93 lb/cu ft at 15 °C; density of sea water: approximately 1.025 g/cu cm at 25 °C, Ice Properties | Handling Relevant Properties |
| Vapor Pressure | 23.75 [mmHg], VP: 760 mm Hg at 100 °C, VP: 611.657 Pa at 273.16 K | Handling Relevant Properties |
Water serves as a useful formulation benchmark because RICE FERMENT FILTRATE is a filtrate, implying an aqueous-based carrier system. Water is a universal solvent and the most widely used solvent in cosmetics, whereas RICE FERMENT FILTRATE is a skin-conditioning ingredient with a defined functional role. The key difference is that water is a solvent and diluent, while the filtrate adds conditioning activity. Unlike water, which has extensive safety data including low acute toxicity, the filtrate lacks comparable toxicological profiling in the evidence.