How we scored it
Hydrogenated vegetable oil; the hydrogenation reagent (H2) leaves no petrochemical mass, so it scores 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 catalytic hydrogenation of soybean oil pressed from soybeans. No petrochemical feedstock is involved.
In plain English
A firmer, more stable fat made by hydrogenating soybean oil, used to thicken and condition skin and hair products. Derived entirely from soybeans.
CosIng definition: Soybean oil, 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 SOYBEAN OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROGENATED%20SOYBEAN%20OIL