How we scored it
Fatty-acid blend from palm oil hydrolysis; entirely natural. 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 hydrolysing palm oil into its component fatty acids. No petrochemical route is used commercially.
In plain English
A blend of fatty acids from palm oil used as a cleanser and emulsifier. Commonly found in soaps and cleansing products.
CosIng definition: Fatty acids, palm-oil
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.
- 2PALM ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PALM ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALM%20ACID