Database/Humectant/Glucosyl Hesperidin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Glucosyl Hesperidin natural?

Yes. Hesperidin from citrus peel and glucose from starch are both natural feedstocks; enzymatic transglycosylation adds no petrochemical mass.

INCI nameGlucosyl Hesperidin
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by enzymatically transferring a glucose unit (from…

How we scored it

Hesperidin (citrus flavonoid, natural) + glucose (from starch), enzymatically glycosylated; both building blocks natural, no petrochemical fragment introduced.
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 enzymatically transferring a glucose unit (from starch, via cyclodextrin glucanotransferase) onto hesperidin extracted from citrus peel. No petrochemical synthetic route is used commercially.

In plain English

A citrus flavonoid (hesperidin) with a sugar attached, used as a humectant and skin conditioner. Made by enzymatically attaching glucose from starch to hesperidin extracted from citrus peel.

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. 2GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLUCOSYL%20HESPERIDIN