How we scored it
Undecylenic acid (castor-oil pyrolysis) amide-bonded to hydrolyzed wheat protein; chloride leaves as HCl; K salt. All 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
Undecylenic acid from castor oil pyrolysis is coupled to hydrolyzed wheat protein and neutralised with potassium. No petrochemical route is commercially used.
In plain English
A conditioning ingredient made by combining a castor-oil-derived fatty acid with broken-down wheat protein, as a potassium salt. Used in hair and skin products and to help stabilise emulsions.
CosIng definition: Potassium salt of the condensation of undecylenic acid chloride and hydrolyzed wheat 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 UNDECYLENOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTASSIUM UNDECYLENOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20UNDECYLENOYL%20HYDROLYZED%20WHEAT%20PROTEIN