How we scored it
Decaglycerol (self-condensed glycerol) esterified with isostearic acid; both natural building blocks, condensation water leaves no mass = 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 polymerising plant glycerol into decaglycerol, then esterifying it with isostearic acid derived from vegetable fatty acids. Both components trace to natural fats and oils.
In plain English
An emulsifier made from plant glycerin linked into a chain and combined with a plant-oil-derived fatty acid. Helps blend oil and water phases in creams.
CosIng definition: 1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, isooctadecanoates (1:2) (10 mol glycerol average molar ratio)
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 DIISOSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 DIISOSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20DIISOSTEARATE