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

Is Vitexin natural?

Yes. A flavonoid C-glycoside extracted from plants (e.g. bamboo leaf, passionflower); the C-C sugar bond is impractical to synthesise commercially, so supply is extraction-based.

INCI nameVitexin
CAS3681-93-4
FormulaC21H20O10 · 432.4 Da
FunctionAntioxidant · Humectant
FeedstockExtracted from plant sources such as bamboo leaves,…

How we scored it

C21H20O10 flavone-C-glycoside; glycosides built from natural building blocks = 1.0; commercially plant-extracted, not synthesised.
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 from plant sources such as bamboo leaves, passionflower or hawthorn using solvent extraction and purification. No commercially significant chemical-synthesis route exists for this C-glycoside.

In plain English

A natural antioxidant flavonoid extracted from plants such as passionflower or bamboo leaves. Helps protect skin and retain moisture in skincare formulas.

CosIng definition: Vitexin is a organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of Vitexin

5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one

PubChem CID 5280441 ↗

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. 2Vitexin. PubChem CID 5280441. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3VITEXIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4VITEXIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VITEXIN