How we scored it
Sucrose (natural sugar) esterified with multiple stearic acid (natural C18 fatty acid) chains; ester from natural building blocks = 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
Sucrose Polystearate is made by esterifying table sugar (sucrose) with stearic acid derived from vegetable or animal fat. Both feedstocks are natural-origin.
In plain English
An emulsifier and skin conditioner made from sugar combined with a fatty acid from vegetable fat. It helps blend ingredients and gives products a smooth feel.
CosIng definition: .alpha.-d-Glucopyranoside,.beta.-d-fructofuranosyl, esters with octadecanoic acid
References
- 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.
- 2SUCROSE POLYSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SUCROSE POLYSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SUCROSE%20POLYSTEARATE