Database/Antistatic/Threonine
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Threonine natural?

Yes. One of the major fermentation-produced amino acids, made from plant-derived sugars.

INCI nameThreonine
CAS72-19-5
FormulaC4H9NO3 · 119.12 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by large-scale fermentation of glucose from corn…

How we scored it

Standard amino acid; large-scale fermentation of plant sugars → 100% natural
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

Produced by large-scale fermentation of glucose from corn or wheat using engineered bacteria.

In plain English

An amino acid used for hair and skin conditioning. Produced in large volumes by fermenting plant sugars such as corn glucose with bacteria.

Structure

2D structure of Threonine

(2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid

PubChem CID 6288 ↗

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. 2Threonine. PubChem CID 6288. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3THREONINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4THREONINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THREONINE