Database/Binding/Behenyl Alcohol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Behenyl Alcohol natural?

Yes. Behenyl alcohol is hydrogenated behenic acid from natural seed oils such as rapeseed, the standard cosmetic-grade route.

INCI nameBehenyl Alcohol
CAS661-19-8
FormulaC22H46O · 326.6 Da
FunctionBinding · Emollient
FeedstockProduced by hydrogenating behenic acid extracted from rapeseed…

How we scored it

Single C22 fatty alcohol, oleochemical (hydrogenated natural fatty acid); cosmetic grade assumed natural → 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

Produced by hydrogenating behenic acid extracted from rapeseed or other vegetable oils. A petrochemical Ziegler-process alternative exists but is not the norm in cosmetics.

In plain English

A rich, waxy fatty alcohol used to thicken and stabilise creams and conditioners. It is normally made from natural vegetable oil, often rapeseed, not from petroleum.

Structure

2D structure of Behenyl Alcohol

docosan-1-ol

PubChem CID 12620 ↗

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. 2Behenyl Alcohol. PubChem CID 12620. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BEHENYL ALCOHOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BEHENYL ALCOHOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BEHENYL%20ALCOHOL