Database/Humectant/Rhamnose
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Rhamnose natural?

Yes. Simple sugar obtained from plant gums or by fermentation; entirely natural-origin carbohydrate.

INCI nameRhamnose
CAS3615-41-6
FormulaC6H12O5 · 164.16 Da
FunctionHumectant · Fragrance
FeedstockRhamnose is a deoxy sugar obtained by hydrolysis…

How we scored it

Naturally occurring deoxyhexose sugar, extracted or fermentation-derived from plant sources → 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

Rhamnose is a deoxy sugar obtained by hydrolysis of plant gums or polysaccharides, or produced by fermentation. No petrochemical synthesis route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural plant sugar used to help skin retain moisture and sometimes as a fragrance ingredient.

Structure

2D structure of Rhamnose

(3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

PubChem CID 25310 ↗

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. 2Rhamnose. PubChem CID 25310. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3RHAMNOSE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4RHAMNOSE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RHAMNOSE