How we scored it
Caprylic acid (C8 fatty acid, from coconut) esterified with decaglycerol (natural, from glycerol); both natural building blocks = 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 esterifying caprylic acid, a medium-chain fatty acid typically from coconut oil, with decaglycerol (polyglycerol-10) derived from glycerol. Both are oleochemical feedstocks.
In plain English
An emulsifier made from a coconut-derived fatty acid and plant glycerin joined into a chain of ten glycerol units. Helps blend water and oil in cosmetic formulas. Made entirely from natural plant oils.
CosIng definition: Ester of decaglycerol and caprylic acid
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.
- 2POLYGLYCERYL-10 CAPRYLATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 CAPRYLATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20CAPRYLATE