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

Is Fucose natural?

Yes. Simple sugar found in plants and algae, obtained by extraction or fermentation; entirely natural.

INCI nameFucose
CAS2438-80-4
FormulaC6H12O5 · 164.16 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockFucose is a deoxy sugar obtained from algal…

How we scored it

Naturally occurring deoxyhexose sugar from plant/algal or fermentation sources → 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

Fucose is a deoxy sugar obtained from algal polysaccharides (fucoidan) or produced by fermentation. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural sugar from plants or algae used to condition and hydrate the skin.

Structure

2D structure of Fucose

(3S,4R,5S,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

PubChem CID 17106 ↗

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. 2Fucose. PubChem CID 17106. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3FUCOSE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4FUCOSE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FUCOSE