How we scored it
Hydrolysed collagen (animal protein hydrolysate, natural) N-acylated with lauric acid (natural C12) and sodium salt (natural counter-ion); amide built from natural blocks = 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 hydrolysing animal collagen, typically bovine or fish, into peptides, then acylating with lauric acid from coconut or palm oil and neutralising with sodium hydroxide. Fully agricultural/animal feedstock.
In plain English
A hair- and skin-conditioning ingredient made from animal collagen broken into small peptides and joined with coconut-derived lauric acid, used to add softness and reduce static in hair and skin products.
CosIng definition: Collagen hydolyzates, dodecanoyl 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 LAUROYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SODIUM LAUROYL 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%20LAUROYL%20HYDROLYZED%20COLLAGEN