Lupeol has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Isolated from plant sources; no commercially significant synthetic route exists. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Is Lupeol natural? NOI 1.00 — Is That Natural?

How we scored it

Triterpene alcohol isolated from plant material by extraction; whole molecule is plant-derived = 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

Extracted from plant material (such as various fruit peels and bark) rich in this triterpene. No significant synthetic alternative used commercially.

In plain English

A plant compound used to condition skin, extracted from sources such as fruit peels or bark. Not made synthetically at commercial scale.

CosIng definition: Lupeol is the organic compound that conforms to the formula.

Structure

(1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol

PubChem CID 259846 ↗

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.
2Lupeol. PubChem CID 259846. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
3LUPEOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
4LUPEOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LUPEOL