How we scored it
CosIng: complete reduction/hydrogenation of coconut fatty acids to alkanes; every carbon traces to coconut oil, not petroleum, despite the 'alkane/paraffin'-sounding name.
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
Coconut Alkanes is made by completely reducing and hydrogenating fatty acids from coconut oil into saturated hydrocarbons, used as a silicone-alternative emollient. Unlike mineral-oil paraffins, its carbon skeleton is entirely coconut-derived.
In plain English
A lightweight, silky emollient oil used as a natural alternative to silicone. It's made entirely from coconut oil by removing its oxygen atoms, leaving a plant-derived hydrocarbon.
CosIng definition: Coconut Alkanes is the product obtained from the complete reduction and hydrogenation of a mixture of fatty acids derived from Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
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.
- 2COCONUT ALKANES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COCONUT ALKANES. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COCONUT%20ALKANES