How we scored it
Glycerol diester of oleic acid (natural C18:1 fatty acid); ester built only from natural blocks: 100/100=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
Glyceryl Dioleate is made by esterifying vegetable glycerin with oleic acid from vegetable oils such as sunflower or olive. No petrochemical route is used commercially for this emollient.
In plain English
An emollient made from glycerin and oleic acid, both from vegetable oil. It softens and conditions skin with an entirely plant-based origin.
CosIng definition: Dioleic acid, diester with glycerol
Structure
(2-hydroxy-3-octadec-9-enoyloxypropyl) octadec-9-enoate
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 Dioleate. PubChem CID 33120. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3GLYCERYL DIOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4GLYCERYL DIOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20DIOLEATE