Database/Humectant/Lactitol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lactitol natural?

Yes. Lactitol is catalytically hydrogenated milk sugar (lactose); entirely dairy-derived carbon skeleton.

INCI nameLactitol
CAS585-86-4
FormulaC12H24O11 · 344.31 Da
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by catalytic hydrogenation of lactose recovered from…

How we scored it

Hydrogenated lactose; the hydrogenation reagent (H2) leaves no petrochemical mass, so the sugar alcohol scores 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

Produced by catalytic hydrogenation of lactose recovered from dairy whey/milk. No petrochemical feedstock is involved.

In plain English

A sugar alcohol made by hydrogenating lactose (milk sugar), used to attract and hold moisture in skin and hair. Derived entirely from dairy-derived milk sugar.

Structure

2D structure of Lactitol

(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol

PubChem CID 157355 ↗

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. 2Lactitol. PubChem CID 157355. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LACTITOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LACTITOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LACTITOL