Database/Humectant/Xylose
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Xylose natural?

Yes. Simple pentose sugar hydrolysed from plant hemicellulose; entirely natural carbohydrate feedstock.

INCI nameXylose
CAS58-86-6
FormulaC5H10O5 · 150.13 Da
FunctionHumectant · Fragrance
FeedstockProduced by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose…

How we scored it

C5H10O5 plant pentose sugar; natural sugar.1/150.1 = 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

Produced by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose from corn cobs, straw or wood pulp. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural sugar extracted from plant fibres like corn cobs or wood, used to help skin hold moisture and add fragrance. It's produced by breaking down plant fibre.

Structure

2D structure of Xylose

(3R,4S,5R)-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

PubChem CID 135191 ↗

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. 2Xylose. PubChem CID 135191. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3XYLOSE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4XYLOSE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=XYLOSE