Database/Skin Conditioning/Hydrogenated Menhaden Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrogenated Menhaden Oil natural?

Yes. Marine fish oil hydrogenated to improve stability; animal-derived oil hydrogenation stays natural-origin.

INCI nameHydrogenated Menhaden Oil
CAS93572-53-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockProduced by hydrogenating oil rendered from menhaden fish.…

How we scored it

Fish (menhaden) oil, animal-origin, hydrogenated; hydrogen reagent adds no petrochemical mass. 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

Produced by hydrogenating oil rendered from menhaden fish. Menhaden fishery byproduct is the sole commercial feedstock; no synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient made from fish oil that has been hardened by hydrogenation. It's sourced from menhaden, a small oily fish.

CosIng definition: Oils, menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannis), 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 MENHADEN OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDROGENATED MENHADEN OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROGENATED%20MENHADEN%20OIL