Database/Antioxidant/Erythrodiol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Erythrodiol natural?

Yes. Single natural triterpenoid obtained by extraction, typically from olive by-products; no commercial synthetic route.

INCI nameErythrodiol
CAS545-48-2
FormulaC30H50O2 · 442.7 Da
FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockErythrodiol is obtained by extracting the unsaponifiable fraction…

How we scored it

Pentacyclic triterpene diol isolated from olive-oil unsaponifiables by extraction; no synthetic atoms added → 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

Erythrodiol is obtained by extracting the unsaponifiable fraction of olive oil or olive pomace. No petrochemical synthesis route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural compound extracted from olive oil by-products, used here as a skin-conditioning antioxidant.

Structure

2D structure of Erythrodiol

(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol

PubChem CID 101761 ↗

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. 2Erythrodiol. PubChem CID 101761. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ERYTHRODIOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ERYTHRODIOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ERYTHRODIOL