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

Is Naringenin natural?

Yes. Isolated by extraction from grapefruit and tomato skins; no synthetic petrochemical route is used commercially.

INCI nameNaringenin
CAS480-41-1
FormulaC15H12O5 · 272.25 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockNaringenin is obtained by extracting citrus peel, especially…

How we scored it

Flavanone extracted directly from citrus or tomato peel; all carbon plant-derived. 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

Naringenin is obtained by extracting citrus peel, especially grapefruit, or tomato skins, where it occurs naturally. It is used as extracted, with no petrochemical synthesis route in commercial use.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning antioxidant compound naturally found in grapefruit and tomato skins, obtained by extracting it from that plant material. The whole molecule is plant-derived.

Structure

2D structure of Naringenin

(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one

PubChem CID 439246 ↗

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. 2Naringenin. PubChem CID 439246. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3NARINGENIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4NARINGENIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NARINGENIN