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

Is Glyceryl Sesquioleate natural?

Yes. Glycerin and oleic acid both come from vegetable oils, so every atom retained in the ester is natural origin.

INCI nameGlyceryl Sesquioleate
CAS90605-02-0
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockDominant route esterifies glycerin with oleic acid from…

How we scored it

Glycerin plus oleic acid, ester water lost; all fragments natural origin, so 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

Dominant route esterifies glycerin with oleic acid from olive, sunflower or palm oil, giving a mono/dioleate blend with about 1.5 oleate per glycerin. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A softening oil and emulsifier that helps oils and water blend and leaves skin feeling smooth. It is an ester of glycerin and oleic acid, both from vegetable oils.

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