Database/Antistatic/Inositol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Inositol natural?

Yes. Obtained by hydrolysing phytic acid found in corn steep liquor, rice bran and other plant seeds.

INCI nameInositol
CAS87-89-8
FormulaC6H12O6 · 180.16 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of phytic…

How we scored it

Cyclic sugar alcohol extracted/hydrolysed from plant phytic acid → 100% natural
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

Produced by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of phytic acid recovered from corn processing (corn steep liquor) or rice bran.

In plain English

A naturally occurring plant-sugar relative used as a conditioning and moisturising ingredient. Extracted from corn processing byproducts or rice bran.

Structure

2D structure of Inositol

cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol

PubChem CID 892 ↗

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. 2Inositol. PubChem CID 892. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3INOSITOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4INOSITOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=INOSITOL