Database/Antistatic/Sodium Caseinate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Caseinate natural?

Yes. Casein is a natural milk protein and sodium is a natural mineral counter-ion.

INCI nameSodium Caseinate
CAS9005-46-3
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockSodium Caseinate is the sodium salt of casein,…

How we scored it

Casein (natural milk protein) as its sodium salt; Na+ is a natural mineral counter-ion -> 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

Sodium Caseinate is the sodium salt of casein, a milk protein. No petrochemical alternative route exists.

In plain English

The sodium salt of casein, a milk protein. Used to help condition skin and hair and reduce static.

CosIng definition: Caseins, sodium complexes

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