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

Is Hydrogenated Olive Oil natural?

Yes. Hydrogenated vegetable oil built entirely from natural olive oil triglycerides; added hydrogen contributes no petrochemical mass.

INCI nameHydrogenated Olive Oil
CAS226993-75-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockHydrogenated Olive Oil is made by controlled hydrogenation…

How we scored it

Controlled hydrogenation of olive oil; hydrogen addition leaves no mass, all carbons remain olive-oil-derived (hydrogenated-oil precedent).
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

Hydrogenated Olive Oil is made by controlled hydrogenation of olive (Olea europaea) fruit oil, saturating its double bonds. All carbon atoms trace to the natural olive oil.

In plain English

A thickening, skin-conditioning ingredient made by hardening olive oil through hydrogenation, similar to how liquid vegetable oil is turned into a solid fat. It remains fully plant-derived.

CosIng definition: Hydrogenated Olive Oil is the end product of the controlled hydrogenation of olive (Olea europaea) oil

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