Database/Emollient/Batyl Alcohol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Batyl Alcohol natural?

Yes. Glycerol traces to fats/oils; the octadecyl (stearyl) chain traces to a C18 fatty alcohol; both are natural oleochemical feedstocks.

INCI nameBatyl Alcohol
CAS544-62-7
FormulaC21H44O3 · 344.6 Da
FunctionEmollient · Emulsion Stabilising
FeedstockAn alkylglycerol found naturally in shark liver oil…

How we scored it

Glycerol C3H8O3 (natural) + octadecanol C18H38O (stearyl alcohol, oleochemical, natural), ether linkage, -H2O = C21H44O3; both 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

An alkylglycerol found naturally in shark liver oil and bone marrow, and commercially made by etherifying glycerin with stearyl alcohol. Both starting materials are natural, oleochemical-derived.

In plain English

An emollient formed by linking glycerin with a fatty alcohol derived from vegetable or fish oils. Helps soften skin and stabilise creams and lotions.

Structure

2D structure of Batyl Alcohol

3-octadecoxypropane-1,2-diol

PubChem CID 3681 ↗

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. 2Batyl Alcohol. PubChem CID 3681. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BATYL ALCOHOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BATYL ALCOHOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BATYL%20ALCOHOL