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

Is Potassium Sunflowerseedate natural?

Yes. Fatty acids saponified from sunflower seed oil paired with a natural potassium counter-ion; both fragments are natural.

INCI namePotassium Sunflowerseedate
FunctionCleansing · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockMade by saponifying sunflower seed oil fatty acids…

How we scored it

Potassium salt of sunflower seed fatty acids; fatty acid natural + K natural 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

Made by saponifying sunflower seed oil fatty acids with potassium hydroxide, a processing base that leaves no mass in the product. Purely agricultural feedstock.

In plain English

A soft, foaming cleansing ingredient, a liquid-soap type material made from sunflower seed oil's fatty acids and potassium, used in washes to lift away dirt and oil.

CosIng definition: Potassium Sunflowerseedate is the potassium salt of Sunflower Seed Acid.

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 SUNFLOWERSEEDATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM SUNFLOWERSEEDATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20SUNFLOWERSEEDATE