Database/Skin Conditioning/Salicin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Salicin natural?

Yes. Naturally occurring phenolic glycoside of willow bark, obtained by extraction with no synthetic route in commercial use.

INCI nameSalicin
CAS138-52-3
FormulaC13H18O7 · 286.28 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the bark of willow species, Salix…

How we scored it

Natural glycoside extracted intact from willow bark; all 286.28 Da is plant-derived, so 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 the bark of willow species, Salix spp., where it occurs naturally. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning compound naturally found in willow bark, chemically related to the origin of aspirin. It's extracted directly from the bark.

Structure

2D structure of Salicin

(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol

PubChem CID 439503 ↗

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. 2Salicin. PubChem CID 439503. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SALICIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SALICIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALICIN