How we scored it
Fatty-acid blend from rendered animal tallow; entirely 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
Produced by hydrolysing rendered animal tallow (beef or mutton fat) into its component fatty acids. No petrochemical route is used.
In plain English
A blend of fatty acids from animal fat (tallow) used to cleanse and condition skin. Found in soaps and some emollient formulas.
CosIng definition: Fatty acids, tallow
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.
- 2TALLOW ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TALLOW ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TALLOW%20ACID