Database/Emollient/C12-15 Alcohols
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is C12-15 Alcohols natural?

No. A petrochemical oxo-alcohol blend, not a coconut fatty alcohol.

INCI nameC12-15 Alcohols
CAS63393-82-8
FunctionEmollient · Emulsion Stabilising
FeedstockEthylene-derived olefins hydroformylated to C12-15 alcohols.

How we scored it

C12-15 alcohols are an odd-and-even-carbon blend made by hydroformylation of petrochemical C11-14 olefins (oxo process); natural fatty alcohols are even-numbered only. Site policy: odd-carbon alcohol blends are petrochemical, 0.0.
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

Ethylene-derived olefins hydroformylated to C12-15 alcohols.

In plain English

A blend of fatty alcohols, typically made from coconut or palm kernel oil. Used as an emollient that softens skin and helps stabilise and thicken creams and lotions.

CosIng definition: Alcohols, C12-15

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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. 2C12-15 ALCOHOLS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3C12-15 ALCOHOLS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=C12-15%20ALCOHOLS