How we scored it
C8H16O2 saturated fatty acid; naturally occurring in coconut/palm kernel oil; 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
Caprylic Acid is isolated by fractionating coconut or palm kernel oil, which naturally contains this C8 fatty acid. There is no significant petrochemical route.
In plain English
A fatty acid used as a mild cleansing surfactant and fragrance ingredient. It's obtained by fractionating coconut or palm kernel oil, which naturally contains this short-chain fat.
Structure
octanoic acid
References
- 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.
- 2Caprylic Acid. PubChem CID 379. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CAPRYLIC ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CAPRYLIC ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPRYLIC%20ACID