Database/Cleansing/Safflower Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Safflower Acid natural?

Yes. Entire fatty-acid blend is derived directly from safflower vegetable oil.

INCI nameSafflower Acid
FunctionCleansing · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockObtained by splitting safflower seed oil into its…

How we scored it

Fatty acids from safflower oil; oleochemical 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 safflower seed oil into its component fatty acids. The whole ingredient is plant-derived.

In plain English

A blend of fatty acids from safflower oil, used as a mild cleansing ingredient. Plant-derived.

CosIng definition: Safflower Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from safflower 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. 2SAFFLOWER ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SAFFLOWER ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SAFFLOWER%20ACID