Database/Humectant/Sodium Glucuronate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Glucuronate natural?

Yes. Sugar-acid salt; glucuronic acid is a natural glucose-derived metabolite and sodium is a natural mineral ion.

INCI nameSodium Glucuronate
CAS14984-34-0
FormulaC6H9NaO7 · 216.12 Da
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by oxidising natural glucose (or via plant-gum…

How we scored it

Glucuronic acid (natural sugar-acid from glucose) + sodium (mineral counter-ion) → both fragments 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

Made by oxidising natural glucose (or via plant-gum hydrolysis) to glucuronic acid, then neutralising with sodium. No significant petrochemical route.

In plain English

A sugar-acid salt used as a moisturiser and skin conditioner. Made from glucose, a natural sugar, combined with a mineral sodium salt.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Glucuronate

sodium (2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-oxohexanoate

PubChem CID 23677976 ↗

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 Glucuronate. PubChem CID 23677976. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM GLUCURONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM GLUCURONATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20GLUCURONATE