How we scored it
Glucose oligomer (DP 2-10) from enzymatic conversion of sucrose; sugars are natural. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Produced by treating sucrose with a Leuconostoc mesenteroides enzyme, linking glucose units into a short oligomer. Both the sucrose feedstock and the enzymatic process are natural-origin.
In plain English
A short chain of glucose sugar units made by fermenting sucrose with a bacterial enzyme. Used to cleanse, condition and smooth skin.
CosIng definition: Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide is a glucose oligomer exhibiting a degree of polymerization ranging from 2 to 10. It is prepared by the action of a Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucosyl transferase on sucrose. The α-D-glucopyranose monomers are linked by (1-2), (1-6), and (1-4) bonds.
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2ALPHA-GLUCAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALPHA-GLUCAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALPHA-GLUCAN%20OLIGOSACCHARIDE