How we scored it
Potassium salt of olive oil fatty acids; fatty acid + K counter-ion both natural = 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
Made by saponifying olive oil (from Olea europaea fruit) with potassium hydroxide. This is a standard soft-soap reaction with no petrochemical alternative in commercial use.
In plain English
A soft, soap-like cleansing ingredient made by combining olive oil with potassium. It's used in liquid soaps and washes and comes from a plant oil.
CosIng definition: Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Olea Europaea
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 OLIVATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTASSIUM OLIVATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20OLIVATE