Database/Skin Conditioning/Platycodin D
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Platycodin D natural?

Yes. Isolated, not synthesised, from Platycodon grandiflorum root; the entire molecule is plant-derived.

INCI namePlatycodin D
CAS58479-68-8
FormulaC57H92O28 · 1225.3 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockIsolated from Platycodon grandiflorum (balloon flower) roots. No…

How we scored it

Saponin glycoside isolated directly from plant root; sugar and sapogenin fragments both natural building blocks = 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

Isolated from Platycodon grandiflorum (balloon flower) roots. No synthetic route is in commercial use.

In plain English

A natural compound, a saponin, isolated from the roots of the balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorum), used in skincare for conditioning effects.

CosIng definition: Platycodin D is a saponin isolated from the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum

Structure

2D structure of Platycodin D

[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11S,12aR,14bS)-5,11-dihydroxy-9,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,12a-pentamethyl-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate

PubChem CID 162859 ↗

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. 2Platycodin D. PubChem CID 162859. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PLATYCODIN D. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PLATYCODIN D. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLATYCODIN%20D