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

Is Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil natural?

Yes. Cottonseed oil triglyceride skeleton is entirely natural; catalytic hydrogenation adds only hydrogen, not counted as petrochemical mass.

INCI nameHydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
CAS68334-00-9
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by catalytically hydrogenating natural cottonseed oil to…

How we scored it

Cottonseed oil (natural triglyceride) with double bonds saturated by hydrogen gas; H2 leaves no counted petroleum mass. 100% natural.
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 catalytically hydrogenating natural cottonseed oil to saturate its double bonds. No petrochemical feedstock is incorporated.

In plain English

A solid emollient made by hardening cottonseed oil through hydrogenation, used to soften and condition skin. Fully plant-derived.

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