Database/Skin Conditioning/Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate natural?

Yes. Both the glycerin-derived polyglycerin-10 backbone and lauric acid are natural-origin, plant-derived fragments.

INCI namePolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
CAS34406-66-1
FormulaC42H84O22 · 941.1 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by linking ten glycerin units into polyglycerin-10,…

How we scored it

Polyglycerin-10 (glycerin decamer, natural) esterified with lauric acid (natural coconut fatty acid) -> 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 linking ten glycerin units into polyglycerin-10, then esterifying with lauric acid from coconut oil. Both raw materials are plant-derived.

In plain English

A mild emulsifier used in cleansers and creams. It's built from a chain of glycerin units combined with lauric acid from coconut oil, both plant-derived.

CosIng definition: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is an ester of lauric acid and Polyglycerin-10

Structure

2D structure of Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

2,3-dihydroxypropyl 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6-nonakis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)dodecanoate

PubChem CID 90471646 ↗

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. 2Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate. PubChem CID 90471646. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20LAURATE