How we scored it
Decaglycerol (glycerin condensate) plus ten linoleoyl groups (linoleic acid): both fragments natural; condensation water leaves, so 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
Dominant route: base-catalysed condensation of glycerin to polyglycerol-10, then esterification with linoleic acid. Alternative: polyglycerol built via glycidol or epichlorohydrin exists but is minor.
In plain English
An emulsifier made by attaching ten linoleic acid groups (a vegetable-oil fatty acid) to a chain of ten glycerin units, used to help oil and water mix.
CosIng definition: Decaester of decaglycerol and linoleic 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 DECALINOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 DECALINOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20DECALINOLEATE