Database/Skin Conditioning/Ornithine HCl
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ornithine HCl natural?

Yes. Amino acid salt of ornithine with a natural mineral chloride counter-ion.

INCI nameOrnithine HCl
CAS3184-13-2
FormulaC5H13ClN2O2 · 168.62 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockOrnithine is produced by fermentation and sold as…

How we scored it

Ornithine (fermentation amino acid) + HCl mineral counter-ion, both natural; 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

Ornithine is produced by fermentation and sold as its hydrochloride salt for stability. The chloride counter-ion is mineral in origin.

In plain English

The hydrochloride salt form of ornithine, an amino acid naturally made by fermentation, used to condition skin.

Structure

2D structure of Ornithine HCl

(2S)-2,5-diaminopentanoic acid;hydrochloride

PubChem CID 76654 ↗

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. 2Ornithine HCl. PubChem CID 76654. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ORNITHINE HCL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ORNITHINE HCL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORNITHINE%20HCL