How we scored it
Triglycerol (glycerin trimer, natural) esterified with polyricinoleic acid (self-condensed castor-oil ricinoleic acid, 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 from triglycerol (three linked glycerin units) esterified with polyricinoleic acid, derived by self-condensing ricinoleic acid from castor oil. Both feedstocks are plant-derived.
In plain English
An emulsifier also used in chocolate that here stabilizes water-in-oil creams. It's made from glycerin and castor oil fatty acids, both plant-derived.
CosIng definition: 9-(Z)-Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy- (9Z, 12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol
Structure
[3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2-hydroxypropyl] 12-hydroxyoctadec-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-3 Polyricinoleate. PubChem CID 92041135. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-3%20POLYRICINOLEATE