Database/Antioxidant/Phosphatidylinositol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Phosphatidylinositol natural?

Yes. Phospholipid isolated from soy/sunflower lecithin; glycerol, fatty acids, phosphate and inositol are all natural-origin fragments.

INCI namePhosphatidylinositol
FunctionAntioxidant · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockCommercially extracted and enzymatically fractionated from soybean or…

How we scored it

Glycerophospholipid = glycerol + 2 fatty acids + phosphate + inositol, all natural-origin building blocks from plant lecithin. 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

Commercially extracted and enzymatically fractionated from soybean or sunflower lecithin. No significant synthetic route is used in cosmetics.

In plain English

A fat-based ingredient that helps oils and water mix in creams and lotions. It's extracted from soy or sunflower lecithin and also conditions skin.

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. 2PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL