How we scored it
Glycerin plus C8 and C10 fatty acids, all from vegetable oils: 1.00.
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
Dominant route: C8 and C10 fatty acids from coconut or palm kernel oil are esterified with vegetable glycerin, or the oils are glycerolysed. Petrochemical caprylic acid exists but is rare in cosmetic grades (supplier note).
In plain English
A light, silky oil made from glycerin and the caprylic and capric fatty acids of coconut or palm kernel oil. Used as an emollient to soften skin and to help dissolve other ingredients.
CosIng definition: Caprylic/Capric Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides of caprylic and capric acids.
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/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC%20GLYCERIDES