How we scored it
Extracted from Capsicum (chili) fruit oleoresin; whole molecule natural-origin at the dominant commercial route. 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
Extracted and purified from Capsicum fruit oleoresin. A vanillylamine-based total synthesis exists for pharmaceutical-grade material but is not the standard cosmetic-ingredient route.
In plain English
The compound that makes chili peppers feel hot, used in tiny amounts as a warming or tingling sensory ingredient. Extracted from chili pepper fruit, not made synthetically for cosmetics.
Structure
(E)-N-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-8-methylnon-6-enamide
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.
- 2Capsaicin. PubChem CID 1548943. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CAPSAICIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CAPSAICIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPSAICIN