Database/Skin Conditioning/Glucosamine Sulfate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Glucosamine Sulfate natural?

Yes. Salt of natural glucosamine with mineral sulfate; both parts are natural-origin.

INCI nameGlucosamine Sulfate
CAS29031-19-4
FormulaC12H28N2O14S · 456.42 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by combining glucosamine, produced from chitin hydrolysis…

How we scored it

Glucosamine (natural, chitin hydrolysis/fermentation) + sulfate (mineral counter-ion) → both fragments natural = 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

Made by combining glucosamine, produced from chitin hydrolysis or fermentation, with sulfuric acid to form the sulfate salt. No petrochemical fragment.

In plain English

A salt form of glucosamine used to condition skin and hold moisture. Made from glucosamine, derived from shellfish shells or fermentation, combined with a mineral salt.

Structure

2D structure of Glucosamine Sulfate

bis((2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal);sulfuric acid

PubChem CID 73415774 ↗

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. 2Glucosamine Sulfate. PubChem CID 73415774. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLUCOSAMINE%20SULFATE