How we scored it
Mono/di/triglycerides re-esterified from shea butter fatty acids + glycerin, both natural, no petrochemical input = 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
Produced by interesterifying Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter with its own glycerin fraction. No petrochemical alternative in commercial use.
In plain English
An emulsifying ingredient made by rearranging the natural fats in shea butter, used to blend oil and water in creams. It comes from shea butter itself.
CosIng definition: Shea Butter Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
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.
- 2SHEA BUTTER GLYCERIDES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SHEA BUTTER GLYCERIDES. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SHEA%20BUTTER%20GLYCERIDES