How we scored it
Tallow (animal fat, natural) esterified with glycerin (natural), then hydrogenated with H2 (leaves no mass) → all atoms natural-origin → 1.00.
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 reacting rendered animal tallow with glycerin to form the mono-glyceride, then hydrogenating to improve oxidative stability. No alternative petrochemical route is used.
In plain English
An emollient and thickener made by combining animal fat (tallow) with glycerin, then hardening it through hydrogenation. It helps moisturize skin and stabilize creams, lotions and soap bars.
CosIng definition: Glycerides, tallow mono-, 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 TALLOW GLYCERIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYDROGENATED TALLOW GLYCERIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROGENATED%20TALLOW%20GLYCERIDE