Database/Emollient/Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Glycerides
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Glycerides natural?

Yes. Palm kernel oil glycerides hydrogenated with H2, which leaves no mass, so all atoms come from the palm kernel feedstock.

INCI nameHydrogenated Palm Kernel Glycerides
CAS93334-20-4
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by partial glycerolysis of palm kernel oil…

How we scored it

Mono/di-glycerides from palm kernel oil, hydrogenated; H2 adds no petrochemical mass; all atoms trace to palm kernel oil = 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

Made by partial glycerolysis of palm kernel oil followed by catalytic hydrogenation. No alternative petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

Glycerides from palm kernel oil that have been hydrogenated (made more saturated). Used as an emollient and thickener that conditions skin and controls texture.

CosIng definition: Glycerides, palm kernel-oil mono- and di-, 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 PALM KERNEL GLYCERIDES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL 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%20KERNEL%20GLYCERIDES