How we scored it
Glycerol (natural) esterified with 2x linoleic acid (natural, C18 vegetable-oil fatty acid); all building blocks natural, condensation water not counted → 1.00
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
Diester of glycerin with linoleic acid, typically derived from vegetable oils such as safflower or sunflower via esterification. Fully oleochemical.
In plain English
A skin-softening emollient made from glycerin and linoleic acid, a fatty acid from vegetable oils like safflower or sunflower. Used to condition and smooth skin.
CosIng definition: (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid, diester with glycerol
Structure
[3-hydroxy-2-[(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoyl]oxypropyl] (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoate
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.
- 2Glyceryl Dilinoleate. PubChem CID 6438297. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3GLYCERYL DILINOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4GLYCERYL DILINOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20DILINOLEATE