Database/Skin Conditioning/Zerumbone
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Zerumbone natural?

Yes. Entire molecule is a natural sesquiterpenoid extracted from Zingiber zerumbet essential oil.

INCI nameZerumbone
CAS471-05-6
FormulaC15H22O · 218.33 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockIsolated by distillation or extraction from wild ginger…

How we scored it

Single sesquiterpenone; major component of wild ginger oil, isolated intact, no synthetic fragment.
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

Isolated by distillation or extraction from wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) essential oil, where it is a major component. No significant synthetic route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural compound from wild ginger essential oil, used in skincare for its skin-conditioning effects.

CosIng definition: Zerumbone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of Zerumbone

(2E,6E,10E)-2,6,9,9-tetramethylcycloundeca-2,6,10-trien-1-one

PubChem CID 5470187 ↗

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. 2Zerumbone. PubChem CID 5470187. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ZERUMBONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ZERUMBONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZERUMBONE