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

Is Tyrosine natural?

Yes. Amino acid obtained by fermentation or hydrolysis of natural protein sources.

INCI nameTyrosine
CAS556-02-5
FormulaC9H11NO3 · 181.19 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockProduced industrially by microbial fermentation or by hydrolysis…

How we scored it

Free amino acid; scored 1.0 as fermentation/protein-hydrolysate product.
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 industrially by microbial fermentation or by hydrolysis of natural proteins. No petrochemical feedstock is used.

In plain English

An amino acid used as a conditioning ingredient for hair and skin. Produced by fermentation or hydrolysis of natural proteins.

Structure

2D structure of Tyrosine

(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid

PubChem CID 6057 ↗

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. 2Tyrosine. PubChem CID 6057. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TYROSINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TYROSINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TYROSINE