Database/Skin Conditioning/Lactate Dehydrogenase
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lactate Dehydrogenase natural?

Yes. Lactate dehydrogenase is a protein of natural amino acids, obtained from animal tissue or microbial fermentation, so every atom is natural-origin.

INCI nameLactate Dehydrogenase
CAS9001-60-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockPurified from animal muscle or heart tissue, or…

How we scored it

Enzyme protein made only of amino-acid residues, from animal tissue or microbial fermentation; no synthetic groups; 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

Purified from animal muscle or heart tissue, or produced by fermentation of a microbial host. No synthetic route is commercially significant.

In plain English

An enzyme that converts lactate to pyruvate and back, listed for skin conditioning. It is a protein obtained from animal tissue or from microbial fermentation.

CosIng definition: Enzymes, lactate dehydrogenase

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