Database/Emollient/Behenyl Erucate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Behenyl Erucate natural?

Yes. Behenyl alcohol and erucic acid both trace to rapeseed/mustard seed oil fatty chains; both fragments are natural origin.

INCI nameBehenyl Erucate
CAS18312-32-8
FormulaC44H86O2 · 647.2 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by esterifying behenyl alcohol with erucic acid,…

How we scored it

Behenyl alcohol C22H46O (oleochemical, natural) + erucic acid C22H42O2 (rapeseed-derived, natural), esterified, -H2O = C44H86O2; 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

Made by esterifying behenyl alcohol with erucic acid, both derived from rapeseed or similar high-erucic seed oil. No petrochemical feedstock is involved.

In plain English

An emollient ester made by combining behenyl alcohol and erucic acid, both fatty materials from vegetable oils such as rapeseed. Used to soften and smooth skin.

Structure

2D structure of Behenyl Erucate

docosyl (Z)-docos-13-enoate

PubChem CID 6436485 ↗

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 Erucate. PubChem CID 6436485. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BEHENYL ERUCATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BEHENYL ERUCATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BEHENYL%20ERUCATE