A plant trisaccharide used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
What it is
Raffinose is a trisaccharide made of galactose, glucose and fructose units. It occurs naturally in plants such as legumes and sugar beet. CosIng lists it as a skin-conditioning agent.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of skin care products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not reveal the source from which the raffinose was obtained.
Functions
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.