Database/Emollient/Sucrose Polysoyate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sucrose Polysoyate natural?

Yes. Sugar esterified with a mixture of fatty acids from soybean oil; both sucrose and the soy-derived fatty acids are natural feedstocks.

INCI nameSucrose Polysoyate
CAS223706-28-3
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by esterifying sucrose, from sugar cane or…

How we scored it

Sucrose (plant sugar) esterified with soybean oil fatty acids, losing only water per ester bond. 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 esterifying sucrose, from sugar cane or sugar beet, with fatty acids derived from soybean oil. No petrochemical fragment is introduced.

In plain English

An emollient and emulsifying ingredient made from sugar combined with soybean oil fatty acids. It helps soften skin and keep formulas blended.

CosIng definition: .alpha.-d-Glucopyranoside,.beta.-d-fructofuranosyl, esters with soy fatty acids

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. 2SUCROSE POLYSOYATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SUCROSE POLYSOYATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SUCROSE%20POLYSOYATE