Database/Fragrance/Maltose
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Maltose natural?

Yes. Disaccharide sugar from enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; fully natural-origin, no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameMaltose
CAS69-79-4
FormulaC12H22O11 · 342.30 Da
FunctionFragrance · Moisturising
FeedstockProduced by partial enzymatic hydrolysis (malting) of corn,…

How we scored it

Maltose C12H22O11, a disaccharide of two glucose units from starch hydrolysis; no synthetic fragment. 1.0 by sugar convention.
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 partial enzymatic hydrolysis (malting) of corn, wheat or barley starch. No petrochemical alternative route exists.

In plain English

A moisturising sugar made of two linked glucose units. It comes from the partial breakdown of starch, such as in malted grains, and helps condition skin and hair.

Structure

2D structure of Maltose

(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol

PubChem CID 439186 ↗

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. 2Maltose. PubChem CID 439186. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MALTOSE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MALTOSE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MALTOSE