How we scored it
Decaglycerol (glycerin homopolymer) esterified with palmitic acid; both natural, condensation water not counted → 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 decaglycerol (glycerin polymerised under base catalysis) with palmitic acid from vegetable oil. No petrochemical route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient made by combining glycerin from plant oils with palmitic acid, a fatty acid found in palm and other vegetable oils. It softens and smooths skin in creams and lotions.
CosIng definition: Ester of decaglycerol and palmitic 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 PALMITATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 PALMITATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20PALMITATE