Database/Antioxidant/Maslinic Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Maslinic Acid natural?

Yes. Isolated, not synthesised, from olive, Olea europaea, fruit skin wax and pomace; the whole molecule is plant-derived.

INCI nameMaslinic Acid
CAS4373-41-5
FormulaC30H48O4 · 472.7 Da
FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from olive pomace and fruit skins, a…

How we scored it

Pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from olive fruit skin/pomace; entirely natural plant-derived carbon skeleton.
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 olive pomace and fruit skins, a byproduct of olive oil production. No petrochemical synthesis route is in commercial use.

In plain English

A natural antioxidant compound extracted from olive skins and pomace, a byproduct of olive oil production. Used in skincare for its antioxidant and conditioning properties.

Structure

2D structure of Maslinic Acid

(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid

PubChem CID 73659 ↗

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. 2Maslinic Acid. PubChem CID 73659. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MASLINIC ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MASLINIC ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MASLINIC%20ACID