Database/Antioxidant/Tetrahydrocurcumin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tetrahydrocurcumin natural?

Yes. Produced by hydrogenating curcumin extracted from turmeric root; the carbon skeleton is entirely turmeric-derived.

INCI nameTetrahydrocurcumin
CAS36062-04-1
FormulaC21H24O6 · 372.4 Da
FunctionAntioxidant
FeedstockMade by catalytic hydrogenation of curcumin from Curcuma…

How we scored it

Hydrogenated curcumin; H2 addition to the natural turmeric pigment adds no petrochemical mass.
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 catalytic hydrogenation of curcumin from Curcuma longa (turmeric) rhizomes. No significant petrochemical total-synthesis route is in commercial use.

In plain English

An antioxidant made by chemically reducing curcumin, the pigment from turmeric root. Used in skincare for its antioxidant properties; it keeps turmeric's chemical backbone.

CosIng definition: Tetrahydrocurcumin is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of Tetrahydrocurcumin

1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)heptane-3,5-dione

PubChem CID 124072 ↗

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. 2Tetrahydrocurcumin. PubChem CID 124072. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN