Database/Emollient/Arachidyl Behenate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arachidyl Behenate natural?

Yes. Both arachidyl alcohol and behenic acid are linear, even-carbon oleochemicals typically sourced from vegetable oils such as rapeseed.

INCI nameArachidyl Behenate
CAS42233-14-7
FormulaC42H84O2 · 621.1 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by esterifying arachidyl (icosyl) alcohol with behenic…

How we scored it

Ester of arachidyl alcohol (C20, linear) and behenic acid (C22, linear), both natural fatty derivatives within the natural fatty-chain range. 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 arachidyl (icosyl) alcohol with behenic acid, both derived from vegetable oil fatty acids and alcohols. A straightforward linear-chain oleochemical wax ester.

In plain English

A wax ester made by joining arachidyl alcohol, a C20 fatty alcohol, to behenic acid, a C22 fatty acid, both from vegetable oils. Adds body and a smooth, waxy texture to creams and balms.

Structure

2D structure of Arachidyl Behenate

icosyl docosanoate

PubChem CID 3016339 ↗

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. 2Arachidyl Behenate. PubChem CID 3016339. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ARACHIDYL BEHENATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ARACHIDYL BEHENATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARACHIDYL%20BEHENATE