Database/Antistatic/Pyridoxine HCl
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Pyridoxine HCl natural?

Mostly not. Vitamin B6 is manufactured by petrochemical organic synthesis, not fermentation; only the mineral hydrochloride counter-ion is natural origin.

INCI namePyridoxine HCl
CAS58-56-0
FormulaC8H12ClNO3 · 205.64 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockPyridoxine is produced via multistep chemical synthesis from…

How we scored it

Pyridoxine C8H11NO3 169 Da, synthetic (no commercial fermentation route) = petrochemical; HCl 36 Da mineral chloride, natural; total 206 Da; 36/206 = 0.18.
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

Pyridoxine is produced via multistep chemical synthesis from petrochemical intermediates (e.g. oxazole/diethyl fumarate routes), then salted with hydrochloric acid. No commercially significant fermentation route exists.

In plain English

A stabilized, water-soluble form of vitamin B6 used to condition hair and skin and reduce static. Manufactured through chemical synthesis rather than extracted from food or made by fermentation.

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Structure

2D structure of Pyridoxine HCl

4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol;hydrochloride

PubChem CID 6019 ↗

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. 2Pyridoxine HCl. PubChem CID 6019. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PYRIDOXINE HCL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PYRIDOXINE HCL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PYRIDOXINE%20HCL