How we scored it
Coconut acyl chains + hydrolysed potato protein peptides + potassium counter-ion; acid chloride and base are reagents that leave no mass. All fragments natural: 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
Coconut or palm kernel fatty acid is converted to its acid chloride and reacted with hydrolysed potato protein, then neutralised with potassium hydroxide. No significant alternative route exists.
In plain English
A cleansing agent that also conditions skin and hair. It joins coconut fatty acid to small protein pieces from potato and is neutralised with potassium, giving a plant-based foaming wash ingredient.
CosIng definition: Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Potato Protein is the potassium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Potato Protein
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 COCOYL HYDROLYZED POTATO PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTASSIUM COCOYL HYDROLYZED POTATO PROTEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20COCOYL%20HYDROLYZED%20POTATO%20PROTEIN