Database/Hair Conditioning/Phytosphingosine
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Phytosphingosine natural?

Yes. Commercially produced by fermenting yeast such as Pichia, a natural fermentation product.

INCI namePhytosphingosine
CAS554-62-1
FormulaC18H39NO3 · 317.5 Da
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured by fermenting yeast strains that naturally produce…

How we scored it

Sphingoid base produced by yeast fermentation, no synthetic feedstock → total/total = 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

Manufactured by fermenting yeast strains that naturally produce sphingoid bases, then purifying the product. This is a fermentation-derived ingredient with no petrochemical feedstock.

In plain English

A skin- and hair-conditioning lipid that helps restore and reinforce the skin's natural barrier. It is produced commercially by fermenting yeast, making it a fermentation-derived ingredient.

Structure

2D structure of Phytosphingosine

(2S,3S,4R)-2-aminooctadecane-1,3,4-triol

PubChem CID 122121 ↗

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. 2Phytosphingosine. PubChem CID 122121. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PHYTOSPHINGOSINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PHYTOSPHINGOSINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHYTOSPHINGOSINE