How we scored it
Hexaglycerol (6 glycerol units, condensation, natural) + 2x isostearic acid (oleochemical fatty acid) = fully natural fragments -> 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
Manufactured by esterifying hexaglycerol (self-condensed glycerol) with isostearic acid derived from vegetable oleic acid. Commercial polyglycerol ester blends vary slightly in chain length and degree of substitution but remain fully oleochemical.
In plain English
An emulsifier that helps blend oil and water in creams and lotions. It's made by combining glycerin (from vegetable fats) with a plant-derived fatty acid, both natural building blocks.
CosIng definition: Diester of hexaglycerol and isostearic 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-6 DIISOSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-6 DIISOSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-6%20DIISOSTEARATE