Database/Cleansing/Sodium Rapeseedate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Rapeseedate natural?

Yes. Rapeseed (canola) oil fatty acids saponified with sodium; classic soap chemistry.

INCI nameSodium Rapeseedate
CAS68440-17-5
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by saponifying rapeseed oil fatty acids with…

How we scored it

Sodium salt of rapeseed oil fatty acids; both fragments natural → 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 saponifying rapeseed oil fatty acids with sodium hydroxide. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A cleansing soap made from rapeseed (canola) oil. It's used in washes and can also help control a formula's thickness.

CosIng definition: Fatty acids, rape oil, sodium salts

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