How we scored it
Fatty acids from rice bran oil; oleochemical fatty acid blend, 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
Obtained by splitting (hydrolysing) rice bran oil into its component fatty acids. The whole ingredient is plant-derived.
In plain English
A blend of fatty acids extracted from rice bran oil, used as a mild cleansing ingredient in soaps and washes. Plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Fatty acids, rice bran oil
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.
- 2RICE BRAN ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RICE BRAN ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RICE%20BRAN%20ACID