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

Is Deoxyribonuclease natural?

Yes. A protein of amino acids obtained from bovine pancreas or by microbial fermentation, so every atom is natural-origin.

INCI nameDeoxyribonuclease
CAS9003-98-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDeoxyribonuclease is an enzyme protein, traditionally extracted from…

How we scored it

Enzyme protein made only of amino acids; no caps, linkers or synthetic groups, so all mass is natural origin: 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

Deoxyribonuclease is an enzyme protein, traditionally extracted from bovine pancreas and also produced by microbial fermentation. Both routes give only amino-acid mass, so no petrochemical alternative applies.

In plain English

An enzyme protein that breaks down DNA, listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is extracted from animal pancreas or produced by microbial fermentation.

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. 2DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE