How we scored it
Saponin isolated from ginseng; entirely plant-derived, same basis as Ginsenoside Re.
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
Isolated by extraction and purification from ginseng (Panax/Acanthopanax) roots. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A natural antioxidant compound extracted and purified from ginseng root. It is not made synthetically.
CosIng definition: Ginsenoside Rd is the saponin isolated from Acanthopanax senticosus that conforms to the formula
Structure
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[[(3S,5R,8R,9R,10R,12R,13R,14R,17S)-12-hydroxy-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-17-[(2S)-6-methyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,5,6,7,9,11,12,13,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
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.
- 2Ginsenoside Rd. PubChem CID 11679800. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3GINSENOSIDE RD. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4GINSENOSIDE RD. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GINSENOSIDE%20RD