Database/Anticaking/Calcium Behenate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Calcium Behenate natural?

Yes. Behenic acid is a long-chain fatty acid from vegetable oils (e.g. rapeseed); calcium is a natural mineral counter-ion under ISO 16128.

INCI nameCalcium Behenate
CAS3578-72-1
FormulaC44H86CaO4 · 719.2 Da
FunctionAnticaking · Opacifying
FeedstockMade by reacting behenic acid, a fatty acid…

How we scored it

Behenic acid C22H44O2 (natural, oleochemical, e.g. rapeseed) + calcium (natural mineral counter-ion) -> whole salt 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 reacting behenic acid, a fatty acid typically derived from rapeseed or other vegetable oils, with a calcium source. Both the fatty acid and the calcium ion are natural-origin.

In plain English

A calcium salt of a fatty acid derived from vegetable oil such as rapeseed. It is used in powders and pressed cosmetics to prevent clumping and add opacity.

Structure

2D structure of Calcium Behenate

calcium docosanoate

PubChem CID 160704 ↗

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. 2Calcium Behenate. PubChem CID 160704. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CALCIUM BEHENATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CALCIUM BEHENATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20BEHENATE