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

Is Sucrose Ricinoleate natural?

Yes. Ester of table sugar and castor-oil-derived fatty acid; condensation water carries no petrochemical mass.

INCI nameSucrose Ricinoleate
CAS100358-63-2
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by esterifying sucrose, from sugar cane or…

How we scored it

Sucrose (natural sugar) esterified with ricinoleic acid (castor oil, natural); 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 beet, with ricinoleic acid from castor oil. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A gentle cleansing and emulsifying ingredient made from sugar and castor oil, used in cleansers and skincare to help mix oil and water.

CosIng definition: alpha-d-Glucopyranoside, .beta.-d-fructofuranosyl, 12-hydroxy-9-octadecenoate

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