Database/Skin Conditioning/Daidzein
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Daidzein natural?

Yes. Isolated by extraction from soybeans and other legumes; no synthetic petrochemical route is used commercially.

INCI nameDaidzein
CAS486-66-8
FormulaC15H10O4 · 254.24 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDaidzein is obtained by extracting soybeans or other…

How we scored it

Isoflavone extracted directly from soybeans and other legumes; all carbon plant-derived. 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

Daidzein is obtained by extracting soybeans or other legumes, where it occurs naturally as an isoflavone. It is used as extracted, with no petrochemical synthesis route in commercial use.

In plain English

A soy-derived compound used for skin conditioning, obtained by extracting it from soybeans and other legumes. The whole molecule is plant-derived.

Structure

2D structure of Daidzein

7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one

PubChem CID 5281708 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Daidzein. PubChem CID 5281708. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DAIDZEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DAIDZEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DAIDZEIN