How we scored it
Physically fractionated wax fraction of lanolin, an animal-derived wax = 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 physically fractionating whole wool grease (lanolin) recovered from sheep's fleece during wool scouring. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A waxy conditioning ingredient for skin and hair, made by physically separating the firmer wax portion from lanolin, the greasy substance sheep produce to protect their wool.
CosIng definition: Lanolin Wax is the semisolid fraction of lanolin obtained by physical means from whole lanolin
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.
- 2LANOLIN WAX. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LANOLIN WAX. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LANOLIN%20WAX