Database/Emollient/Glyceryl Linoleate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Glyceryl Linoleate natural?

Yes. Both glycerin and linoleic acid, typically from sunflower or safflower oil, are natural oleochemical feedstocks.

INCI nameGlyceryl Linoleate
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by esterifying vegetable glycerin with linoleic acid…

How we scored it

Glycerol (natural) esterified with linoleic acid (natural, vegetable-oil fatty acid); condensation water not counted → 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

Made by esterifying vegetable glycerin with linoleic acid from seed oils such as sunflower or safflower. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

An emollient and mild emulsifier made from plant glycerin and linoleic acid, a fatty acid common in seed oils like sunflower or safflower. Softens and conditions the skin.

CosIng definition: Glyceryl Linoleate is the monoester of glycerin and linoleic acid. It conforms to the formula

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2GLYCERYL LINOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3GLYCERYL LINOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20LINOLEATE