How we scored it
Coconut fatty acyl (natural) amide-bonded to apple amino acids (natural); Na counter-ion natural; acid-chloride Cl leaves as byproduct. 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 reacting coconut fatty acid chloride with amino acids isolated from apple juice, then neutralising with sodium hydroxide. No significant alternative route.
In plain English
A mild cleansing ingredient made by combining coconut fatty acids with amino acids from apple juice, then neutralising with sodium. Used in shampoos and cleansers to gently foam and condition.
CosIng definition: Sodium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and the amino acids isolated from apple juice
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.
- 2SODIUM COCOYL APPLE AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SODIUM COCOYL APPLE AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20COCOYL%20APPLE%20AMINO%20ACIDS