Database/Cleansing/Palm Kernel Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Palm Kernel Acid natural?

Yes. Palm kernel acid is the mixed fatty-acid fraction obtained by hydrolysing palm kernel oil, wholly plant-derived.

INCI namePalm Kernel Acid
CAS101403-98-9
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockProduced by hydrolysing (splitting) palm kernel oil into…

How we scored it

Fatty-acid blend from palm kernel 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 (splitting) palm kernel oil into its component fatty acids. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A blend of fatty acids from palm kernel oil used as a cleanser and emulsifier. Commonly found in soaps and cleansing products.

CosIng definition: Fatty acids, palm kernel-oil

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. 2PALM KERNEL ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PALM KERNEL ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALM%20KERNEL%20ACID