How we scored it
Saponin isolated unmodified from Panax ginseng; extraction/purification leaves all atoms intact. 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
Extracted and purified from Panax ginseng root. No petrochemical synthesis route is used commercially.
In plain English
A natural compound isolated from ginseng root, used to condition hair and help skin hold moisture. It comes straight from the ginseng plant.
CosIng definition: Ginsenoside Rg1 is the saponin isolated from Panax ginseng that conforms to the formula:
Structure
(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]-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 Rg1. PubChem CID 441923. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3GINSENOSIDE RG1. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4GINSENOSIDE RG1. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GINSENOSIDE%20RG1