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

Is Sodium Sunflowerseedate natural?

Yes. Fatty acids saponified from sunflower seed oil paired with a natural sodium counter-ion; both fragments are natural.

INCI nameSodium Sunflowerseedate
FunctionCleansing · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockMade by saponifying sunflower seed oil fatty acids…

How we scored it

Sodium salt of sunflower seed fatty acids; fatty acid natural + Na natural 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 saponifying sunflower seed oil fatty acids with sodium hydroxide, a processing base that leaves no mass in the product. Purely agricultural feedstock.

In plain English

A gentle cleansing ingredient, essentially a soap made from sunflower seed oil's fatty acids, used to help washes and cleansers foam and lift away dirt and oil.

CosIng definition: Sodium Sunflowerseedate is the sodium salt of Sunflower Seed Acid

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