How we scored it
Hexaglycerol (glycerin oligomer, natural) esterified with self-condensed polyricinoleic acid (from castor oil, natural); only condensation water is lost → 1.00.
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 vegetable-glycerin-derived hexaglycerol with self-condensed polyricinoleic acid from castor (Ricinus communis) seed oil. No petrochemical feedstock is used commercially.
In plain English
An emulsifier made from plant glycerin (as hexaglycerin) combined with polymerised castor oil fatty acid. Helps oil and water mix, especially in water-in-oil formulas.
CosIng definition: Complex ester of hexaglycerol and polyricinoleic 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 POLYRICINOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGLYCERYL-6 POLYRICINOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-6%20POLYRICINOLEATE