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

Is Sericoside natural?

Yes. Entire molecule originates from Terminalia bark; extraction, not synthesis, is the commercial route.

INCI nameSericoside
CAS55306-04-2
FormulaC36H58O11 · 666.8 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockIsolated by extraction and purification from the bark…

How we scored it

Single defined triterpene glycoside isolated from bark extraction; no synthetic fragment used commercially = 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

Isolated by extraction and purification from the bark of Terminalia species. No commercially significant synthetic route exists for this triterpene glycoside.

In plain English

A triterpene compound extracted from the bark of Terminalia trees. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

Structure

2D structure of Sericoside

[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1S,4aR,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-1,10,11-trihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate

PubChem CID 76972524 ↗

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. 2Sericoside. PubChem CID 76972524. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SERICOSIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SERICOSIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SERICOSIDE