Database/Oral Care/Tocotrienols
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tocotrienols natural?

Yes. Isolated directly from vitamin-E-rich plant oils rather than chemically synthesised.

INCI nameTocotrienols
CAS6829-55-6
FormulaC26H38O2 · 382.6 Da
FunctionOral Care · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted and concentrated from palm oil, rice bran…

How we scored it

Extracted natural product, no synthetic manufacturing route 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

Extracted and concentrated from palm oil, rice bran oil, or annatto. No significant synthetic route exists, unlike tocopherol.

In plain English

A form of vitamin E extracted from sources like palm oil, rice bran, or annatto. Used in skin and oral care products as a conditioning ingredient.

Structure

2D structure of Tocotrienols

2-methyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol

PubChem CID 9929901 ↗

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. 2Tocotrienols. PubChem CID 9929901. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TOCOTRIENOLS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TOCOTRIENOLS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TOCOTRIENOLS