How we scored it
Keratin hydrolysate (natural protein) N-acylated with coco fatty acid (natural), sodium salt (mineral, natural). All fragments natural.
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 hydrolyzed keratin (wool or feather-derived) with coconut fatty acid, then neutralizing with sodium hydroxide. Both the protein and fatty acid feedstocks are natural.
In plain English
A mild cleansing and conditioning ingredient made by combining amino acids from hydrolyzed keratin protein (wool or feather-derived) with coconut fatty acid, then neutralizing with sodium. Used in shampoos and cleansers.
CosIng definition: Keratin hydrolyzates, coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts
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 KERATIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SODIUM COCOYL HYDROLYZED KERATIN. 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%20KERATIN