How we scored it
Glycerol (natural) + 3x linoleic acid C18 (natural, vegetable oil) esterified = 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
It is the major triglyceride in oils like safflower and grapeseed, typically isolated or reconstituted from those vegetable oils. No petrochemical mass is added during processing.
In plain English
A natural fat made of glycerin and linoleic acid, the main fatty acid in oils like safflower and grapeseed. It conditions and softens skin and helps control the texture of creams.
Structure
2,3-bis[[(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoyl]oxy]propyl (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoate
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.
- 2Trilinolein. PubChem CID 5322095. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3TRILINOLEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4TRILINOLEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRILINOLEIN