How we scored it
Plant polysaccharide gum, this site's convention 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
A galactose-mannose polysaccharide gum extracted from plant seeds, such as guar or similar legumes. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant-derived gum, built from mannose and galactose sugars typically from seeds. Used to protect and condition skin by forming a soothing film.
CosIng definition: Galactomannan is the polymer of Mannose containing side chains of Galactose.
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.
- 2GALACTOMANNAN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GALACTOMANNAN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GALACTOMANNAN