Database/Cleansing/Potassium Linoleate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Linoleate natural?

Yes. Linoleic acid from sunflower or safflower oil is neutralised with potassium, a mineral-origin counter-ion.

INCI namePotassium Linoleate
CAS3414-89-9
FormulaC18H31KO2 · 318.5 Da
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockProduced by neutralising linoleic acid from vegetable oils…

How we scored it

Linoleic acid (natural, vegetable oil) + potassium (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

Produced by neutralising linoleic acid from vegetable oils such as sunflower or safflower with potassium hydroxide. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A cleansing and thickening ingredient made from linoleic acid, a fatty acid common in sunflower and safflower oil, combined with potassium. Helps products foam and control texture.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Linoleate

potassium (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoate

PubChem CID 23684895 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Potassium Linoleate. PubChem CID 23684895. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM LINOLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM LINOLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20LINOLEATE