Database/Antioxidant/Ginsenoside Re
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ginsenoside Re natural?

Yes. Extracted/purified from ginseng root; sugar and triterpene portions are both plant-derived.

INCI nameGinsenoside Re
CAS52286-59-6
FormulaC48H82O18 · 947.2 Da
FunctionAntioxidant · Humectant
FeedstockIsolated by extraction and purification from ginseng (Panax/Acanthopanax)…

How we scored it

Saponin isolated from ginseng; entirely plant-derived glycoside, no synthetic fragment.
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 production route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural compound extracted from ginseng root, used as an antioxidant and moisturiser in skincare. It's purified directly from the plant, not made synthetically.

CosIng definition: Ginsenoside Re is the saponin isolated from Acanthopanax senticosus that conforms to the formula

Structure

2D structure of Ginsenoside Re

(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(3S,5R,6S,8R,9R,10R,12R,13R,14R,17S)-3,12-dihydroxy-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-6-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol

PubChem CID 441921 ↗

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. 2Ginsenoside Re. PubChem CID 441921. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GINSENOSIDE RE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GINSENOSIDE RE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GINSENOSIDE%20RE