How we scored it
Hydrolysed collagen peptide (natural) acylated with coconut fatty acid (natural) and neutralised with sodium (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
Made by acylating hydrolysed animal collagen peptides with coconut fatty acid chloride, then neutralising with sodium hydroxide. Both the protein and fatty-acid building blocks are natural.
In plain English
A mild cleansing and conditioning ingredient made by combining hydrolysed animal collagen protein with coconut fatty acid, then neutralising with sodium. Both building blocks are natural in origin.
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 HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SODIUM COCOYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20COCOYL%20HYDROLYZED%20COLLAGEN