How we scored it
Caprylic acid C8H15O- (oleochemical) + glycine (fermentation amino acid); condensation water/HCl not counted → 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.
How it’s made
Where it comes from
Made by acylating glycine with caprylic acid (via its acid chloride) from coconut or palm kernel oil. The activation step leaves no synthetic mass in the product.
In plain English
A deodorant, anti-microbial ingredient made by combining coconut-derived caprylic acid with the amino acid glycine. Used in deodorants and skincare to help control odour-causing bacteria and oiliness.
CosIng definition: Capryloyl Glycine is the acylation product of glycine with caprylic acid chloride. It conforms to the formula:
Structure
2-(octanoylamino)acetic 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.
- 2Capryloyl Glycine. PubChem CID 84290. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CAPRYLOYL GLYCINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CAPRYLOYL GLYCINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPRYLOYL%20GLYCINE