Database/Skin Conditioning/Sodium DNA
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium DNA natural?

Yes. DNA fragments and sodium counter-ions are both natural/mineral; the material is extracted from biological tissue, not built petrochemically.

INCI nameSodium DNA
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockSodium DNA is typically extracted and purified from…

How we scored it

Natural nucleic-acid biopolymer extracted from fish milt/roe, in sodium-salt form; sodium counter-ion is also natural. 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

Sodium DNA is typically extracted and purified from fish milt or roe (e.g. salmon, herring) as a byproduct of the seafood industry. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

Sodium DNA is a skin-conditioning ingredient made of genetic material extracted from fish milt or roe, a byproduct of the seafood industry.

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. 2SODIUM DNA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SODIUM DNA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20DNA