Database/Skin Conditioning/Potassium Hyaluronate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Hyaluronate natural?

Yes. Hyaluronic acid is a microbial fermentation product; potassium is a natural mineral counter-ion.

INCI namePotassium Hyaluronate
CAS31799-91-4
FormulaC87H74N2O2 · 1179.5 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by microbial fermentation (typically Streptococcus species) to…

How we scored it

Hyaluronic acid (fermentation product, natural) + potassium counter-ion (mineral, natural). 100% natural mass.
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

Produced by microbial fermentation (typically Streptococcus species) to yield hyaluronic acid, then neutralised with potassium to form the salt. No petrochemical route.

In plain English

A hydrating ingredient that holds water in skin, made by fermenting sugar with bacteria to produce hyaluronic acid, then combining it with potassium.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Hyaluronate

7-[3-[7-(1-benzofuran-2-yl)-6-ethylidenedeca-1,4,7,9-tetraenyl]-5-[4-[2,3-bis(ethenyl)-1-benzofuran-7-yl]cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yl]-2-ethenyl-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]-9,9-dimethyl-N,N-bis(4-phenylphenyl)-8,8a-dihydrofluoren-2-amine

PubChem CID 76816200 ↗

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. 2Potassium Hyaluronate. PubChem CID 76816200. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM HYALURONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM HYALURONATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20HYALURONATE