Database/Cleansing/Behenic Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Behenic Acid natural?

Yes. Behenic acid is split from rapeseed or other vegetable oils by hydrolysis; entirely oil-derived carbon.

INCI nameBehenic Acid
CAS112-85-6
FormulaC22H44O2 · 340.6 Da
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockObtained by hydrolysing rapeseed oil or other natural…

How we scored it

Single C22 saturated fatty acid, oleochemical hydrolysis product of natural seed oils such as rapeseed → 1.00.
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

Obtained by hydrolysing rapeseed oil or other natural seed oils naturally containing long-chain fatty acids. No significant petrochemical route is used.

In plain English

A long-chain fatty acid from vegetable oil, used to thicken and stabilise creams and conditioners. It is extracted directly from natural seed oils like rapeseed.

Structure

2D structure of Behenic Acid

docosanoic acid

PubChem CID 8215 ↗

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. 2Behenic Acid. PubChem CID 8215. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BEHENIC ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BEHENIC ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BEHENIC%20ACID