How we scored it
11 natural amino acids joined by peptide bonds; synthesis reagents leave no mass in the final product — 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
Chemically synthesized from the listed amino acids (fermentation-derived) via standard peptide-coupling chemistry. No alternative route is significant.
In plain English
A lab-made short chain of amino acids designed to help protect the skin, used in protective and anti-aging formulas.
CosIng definition: Oligopeptide-16 is a synthetic 11 amino acid peptide consisting of alanine, glutamine, glycine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, threonine and valine
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.
- 2OLIGOPEPTIDE-16. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OLIGOPEPTIDE-16. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLIGOPEPTIDE-16