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Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Niacinamide Ascorbate natural?

Mostly. Ascorbic acid is made from glucose by fermentation (natural); niacinamide is made from petrochemical 3-cyanopyridine (value 0.0).

INCI nameNiacinamide Ascorbate
CAS1987-71-9
FormulaC12H14N2O7 · 298.25 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockA salt or complex of vitamin C and…

How we scored it

Ascorbic acid C6H8O6 176.1 natural (glucose route) + niacinamide C6H6N2O 122.1 petrochemical (3-cyanopyridine). 176.1 / 298.3 = 0.59.
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

A salt or complex of vitamin C and vitamin B3: the ascorbate comes from glucose via Reichstein or fermentation routes, the niacinamide from petrochemical 3-cyanopyridine. Fermentation-derived niacinamide is negligible in supply.

In plain English

A combined salt of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and vitamin B3 (niacinamide) used for skin conditioning. The vitamin C is made from glucose by fermentation; the niacinamide is made from petrochemical starting materials.

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Structure

2D structure of Niacinamide Ascorbate

(2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2H-furan-5-one;pyridine-3-carboxamide

PubChem CID 54710212 ↗

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. 2Niacinamide Ascorbate. PubChem CID 54710212. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3NIACINAMIDE ASCORBATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4NIACINAMIDE ASCORBATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NIACINAMIDE%20ASCORBATE