Database/Emollient/Rapeseed Glycerides
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Rapeseed Glycerides natural?

Yes. Both the glycerin backbone and the fatty-acid chains trace to rapeseed oil, a vegetable feedstock.

INCI nameRapeseed Glycerides
CAS91744-88-6
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockMade by partial hydrolysis or re-esterification of rapeseed…

How we scored it

Mono-/di-/triglycerides of rapeseed oil; glycerin and fatty acids are both natural building blocks → 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 partial hydrolysis or re-esterification of rapeseed (canola) oil. No alternative petrochemical route is used for this oil derivative.

In plain English

An emollient blend of mono-, di- and triglycerides made from rapeseed oil, used to soften and smooth the skin.

CosIng definition: Rapeseed Glycerides is a mixture of mono-, di- and triglycerides derived from Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Oil

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. 2RAPESEED GLYCERIDES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3RAPESEED GLYCERIDES. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RAPESEED%20GLYCERIDES