Database/Skin Conditioning/Luteolin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Luteolin natural?

Yes. Luteolin is predominantly obtained by extraction from plant sources such as peanut hull or perilla, not petrochemical synthesis.

INCI nameLuteolin
CAS491-70-3
FormulaC15H10O6 · 286.24 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockCommercially produced by extracting and purifying it from…

How we scored it

Flavonoid aglycone; commercial-grade material is extracted and purified intact from plant sources, no fragments to split.
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

Commercially produced by extracting and purifying it from plant sources such as peanut hulls, perilla, or chamomile. A chemical synthesis route exists but is not the dominant commercial source for cosmetic-grade material.

In plain English

A yellow plant pigment (flavonoid) used as an antioxidant for skin. It is extracted and purified from plant material such as peanut hulls or perilla leaves.

Structure

2D structure of Luteolin

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one

PubChem CID 5280445 ↗

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. 2Luteolin. PubChem CID 5280445. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LUTEOLIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LUTEOLIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LUTEOLIN