How we scored it
Palm oil mono/di/triglycerides, hydrogenated. Hydrogenated oils from natural building blocks = 1.0; added hydrogen gas leaves no separate mass.
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 hydrogenating the mono-, di- and triglycerides of palm oil to raise their melting point and oxidative stability. Fully palm-oil derived.
In plain English
A firm, stable conditioning ingredient made by hardening palm oil's natural fats through hydrogenation. Used to soften skin and hair and to thicken creams and lotions.
CosIng definition: Glycerides, palm-oil mono-, di- and tri-, hydrogenated
References
- 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.
- 2HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROGENATED%20PALM%20GLYCERIDES