How we scored it
Ester of decaglycerol (glycerin x10, condensation water lost) and oleic acid; both fragments 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 etherifying glycerin into a ten-unit chain, then esterifying with vegetable-derived oleic acid. Both starting materials are natural and renewable; condensation water carries no petrochemical mass.
In plain English
An emulsifier and skin conditioner made by joining glycerin, in chains of ten, to oleic acid, a common vegetable fatty acid. Both starting materials are plant and vegetable derived.
CosIng definition: ester of decaglycerol and oleic acid
Structure
3-[3-[3-[3-[3-[3-[3-[3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol;(Z)-octadec-9-enoic 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 Oleate. PubChem CID 129010943. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 OLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4POLYGLYCERYL-10 OLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20OLEATE