How we scored it
Decaglycerol (natural glycerin condensation, 10x92-9x18=759) diesterified with 2x oleic acid (natural, +529) = 1288, matches given MW 1287.7. All atoms 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
Made by condensing glycerin into a ten-unit chain, decaglycerol, and esterifying it with oleic acid, typically from sunflower, olive, or soybean oil. No petrochemical fragment is introduced by either step.
In plain English
An emulsifier that helps oil and water stay blended in creams and lotions. It's made from glycerin linked into a chain and combined with oleic acid, a common vegetable-oil fatty acid.
CosIng definition: diester of decaglycerol and oleic acid
Structure
[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxy-3-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]oxypropoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propoxy]propyl] (Z)-octadec-9-enoate
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 Dioleate. PubChem CID 90471614. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 DIOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4POLYGLYCERYL-10 DIOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20DIOLEATE