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

Is Calcium Laurate natural?

Yes. Lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil and calcium from mineral sources are both natural-origin.

INCI nameCalcium Laurate
CAS4696-56-4
FormulaC24H46CaO4 · 438.7 Da
FunctionAnticaking · Emulsion Stabilising
FeedstockMade by neutralising lauric acid, derived from coconut…

How we scored it

Ca(C12H23O2)2: lauric acid C12 fatty acid (coconut/palm kernel, natural) x2 + Ca (mineral counter-ion) = 438.7/438.7 = 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 neutralising lauric acid, derived from coconut or palm kernel oil, with a calcium source. No petrochemical route is used.

In plain English

The calcium salt of lauric acid, a fatty acid from coconut or palm kernel oil. Used in small amounts to help stabilise emulsions, control thickness, and stop powder ingredients caking together.

Structure

2D structure of Calcium Laurate

calcium bis(dodecanoate)

PubChem CID 9911040 ↗

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 Laurate. PubChem CID 9911040. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CALCIUM LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CALCIUM LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20LAURATE