How we scored it
Where it comes from
Wool-grease hydrogenated lanolin ethoxylated with about 20 mol of ethylene oxide.
In plain English
An emulsifier derived from sheep's wool wax (lanolin), chemically hardened and then treated with ethylene oxide so it blends oil and water in creams and lotions. Roughly half its weight comes from wool wax, half from petroleum-based processing.
CosIng definition: Lanolin, hydrogenated, ethoxylated (20 mol EO average molar ratio)
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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.
- 2PEG-20 HYDROGENATED LANOLIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PEG-20 HYDROGENATED LANOLIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PEG-20%20HYDROGENATED%20LANOLIN