How we scored it
Palm kernel oil fatty acids (natural) + 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 saponifying palm kernel oil fatty acids with potassium hydroxide. No petrochemical route is used commercially.
In plain English
A cleansing ingredient made from palm kernel oil fatty acids combined with potassium. Used in soaps and washes to help remove oil and dirt, and to thicken the product.
CosIng definition: Fatty acids, palm kernel oil, potassium salts
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 PALM KERNELATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTASSIUM PALM KERNELATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20PALM%20KERNELATE