Allulose ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used mainly as a humectant and skin-conditioning carbohydrate, helping bind water and soften the feel of a formula. It can also support texture in water-based products.
What does Allulose do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used mainly as a humectant and skin-conditioning carbohydrate, helping bind water and soften the feel of a formula. It can also support texture in water-based products.
Is Allulose clean?
It has a low sensitization profile and is not a typical restricted-list ingredient in clean-beauty standards. In water-rich formulas, it is not self-preserving, so preservation still needs to be well designed.
Is Allulose sustainable?
This material is usually made from plant-derived sugar streams through enzymatic conversion, often from corn or similar carbohydrate feedstocks. It is expected to be readily biodegradable and does not raise persistence or bioaccumulation concerns.
Is Allulose COSMOS-approved?
It can fit COSMOS-natural, and potentially COSMOS-organic when the agricultural feedstock and enzymatic processing meet the standard. From a Green Chemistry view, it aligns well because it comes from renewable carbohydrates and uses aqueous, enzyme-led processing.
How does Allulose work chemically?
The molecule is a six-carbon ketose carbohydrate, structurally close to fructose, with multiple hydroxyl groups that drive water binding. It is water-soluble, most stable in mildly acidic to neutral systems, and should be paired with an appropriate preservative system in aqueous formulas.
Last updated 2026-05-13