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

Is Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil natural?

Yes. Fully natural: rapeseed oil triglyceride hardened by hydrogenation, a process that adds no petrochemical mass.

INCI nameHydrogenated Rapeseed Oil
CAS84681-71-0
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by catalytic hydrogenation of crude rapeseed oil,…

How we scored it

Rapeseed (canola) triglyceride oil with C=C bonds saturated by added H2; hydrogen leaves no mass, so all atoms remain oleochemical → 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 catalytic hydrogenation of crude rapeseed oil, saturating its fatty acid double bonds. The hydrogen gas used as reagent leaves no mass in the finished triglyceride.

In plain English

Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil comes from rapeseed (canola) oil that has been hardened by adding hydrogen. It acts as an emollient and thickener, softening skin and giving creams body.

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