Database/Emollient/Hydrogenated Tallow
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrogenated Tallow natural?

Yes. Rendered animal fat hydrogenated for stability; hydrogen gas is a reagent leaving no atoms in the product.

INCI nameHydrogenated Tallow
CAS8030-12-4
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockProduced by hydrogenating rendered beef or mutton fat…

How we scored it

Beef/mutton tallow (animal fat, natural) with double bonds saturated by hydrogenation; hydrogen reagent leaves no petrochemical mass. 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 hydrogenating rendered beef or mutton fat to raise its melting point and stability. Animal tallow is the sole commercial feedstock.

In plain English

A firming, moisturising ingredient made from animal fat, typically beef, that has been hardened through hydrogenation. It comes from tallow, a byproduct of meat processing.

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