How we scored it
Natural trisaccharide; sugars scored 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
Extracted from natural sources such as sugar beet molasses or legume seeds. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A plant-derived sugar used to help condition and hydrate skin. Extracted from natural sources such as sugar beet or legumes.
Structure
(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
References
- 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.
- 2Raffinose. PubChem CID 439242. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3RAFFINOSE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4RAFFINOSE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RAFFINOSE