How we scored it
Sphingoid base, fatty acid and glucose are all plant- or animal-derived; no foreign mass; 1.0 by mass.
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
Dominant commercial source is extraction from plant lipids such as rice, wheat, maize or konjac. Animal-tissue extracts or yeast-derived material are minor alternatives.
In plain English
A skin-lipid ingredient that helps restore the skin's moisture barrier and keeps skin supple. It is a sugar-bearing ceramide, usually extracted from plant sources such as rice, wheat or konjac, and sometimes from animal tissue.
CosIng definition: Glucosyl Ceramide is a principal Glycosphingolipid found in plants and animals
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.
- 2GLUCOSYL CERAMIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLUCOSYL CERAMIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLUCOSYL%20CERAMIDE