How we scored it
Casein (natural milk protein) as its potassium salt; K+ is a natural mineral counter-ion -> 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
Potassium Caseinate is the potassium salt of casein, a milk protein. No petrochemical alternative route exists.
In plain English
The potassium salt of casein, a milk protein. Used to help condition skin and hair.
CosIng definition: Potassium salt of casein
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.
- 2POTASSIUM CASEINATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTASSIUM CASEINATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20CASEINATE