How we scored it
Isostearyl alcohol (C18, assumed oleochemical) + glucose (plant starch); condensation loses only water → 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 acid-catalyzed condensation of glucose (corn/wheat starch) with isostearyl alcohol, assumed oleochemical (vegetable fatty-acid isomerization) for cosmetic grade. A minor petrochemical Ziegler-alcohol route exists; confirm with supplier.
In plain English
A gentle, plant-derived cleansing and emulsifying ingredient made from fatty alcohol and sugar, used in cleansers and creams to blend oil and water.
CosIng definition: Isostearyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of isostearyl alcohol with glucose
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.
- 2ISOSTEARYL GLUCOSIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ISOSTEARYL GLUCOSIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOSTEARYL%20GLUCOSIDE