Database/Binding/Mannitol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Mannitol natural?

Yes. Made by hydrogenating plant-sugar syrups, or by extraction from seaweed/manna ash.

INCI nameMannitol
CAS69-65-8
FormulaC6H14O6 · 182.17 Da
FunctionBinding · Humectant
FeedstockProduced by hydrogenating fructose/glucose syrup from corn, or…

How we scored it

Sugar alcohol from hydrogenation of natural fructose/glucose syrups or seaweed extraction → 100% natural
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 hydrogenating fructose/glucose syrup from corn, or traditionally extracted from brown seaweed or manna ash sap.

In plain English

A sugar alcohol used as a moisturiser and texture ingredient. Made from plant sugar syrup or traditionally extracted from seaweed.

Structure

2D structure of Mannitol

(2R,3R,4R,5R)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol

PubChem CID 6251 ↗

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. 2Mannitol. PubChem CID 6251. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MANNITOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MANNITOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MANNITOL