How we scored it
Known mulberry-root stilbene glycoside (C26H32O14); whole molecule traceable to plant biosynthesis, isolated by extraction/purification. 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
Isolated from the root bark of Morus alba (mulberry) by extraction and purification. No petrochemical synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A brightening compound naturally found in mulberry root bark, extracted and purified for use in skincare. It comes directly from the mulberry plant, not a lab synthesis.
CosIng definition: Mulberroside A is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Structure
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[3-hydroxy-4-[(E)-2-[3-hydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethenyl]phenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
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.
- 2Mulberroside A. PubChem CID 6443484. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3MULBERROSIDE A. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4MULBERROSIDE A. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MULBERROSIDE%20A