Database/Emollient/Hydrogenated Cottonseed Glyceride
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrogenated Cottonseed Glyceride natural?

Yes. Built entirely from cottonseed oil and glycerin, both natural plant-derived feedstocks, hardened by hydrogenation.

INCI nameHydrogenated Cottonseed Glyceride
CAS61789-07-9
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by reacting cottonseed oil with glycerin to…

How we scored it

Cottonseed oil (natural) esterified with glycerin (natural), then hydrogenated (H2 leaves no mass) → 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

Made by reacting cottonseed oil with glycerin to form the mono-glyceride, then hydrogenating for stability. No alternative petrochemical route is used.

In plain English

An emollient made by combining cottonseed oil with glycerin and then hardening it through hydrogenation. Used to soften and condition skin in creams and lotions.

CosIng definition: Glycerides, cottonseed-oil mono-, hydrogenated

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