Database/Emollient/Caprylyl Caprylate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Caprylyl Caprylate natural?

Yes. Both the alcohol and acid halves are short-chain fatty fragments typically derived from coconut oil; no petrochemical part.

INCI nameCaprylyl Caprylate
CAS2306-88-9
FormulaC16H32O2 · 256.42 Da
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockMade by esterifying natural caprylic (octanoic) acid with…

How we scored it

Ester of octanol (C8, natural) + octanoic/caprylic acid (C8, natural); both oleochemical fragments → 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

Made by esterifying natural caprylic (octanoic) acid with natural octanol, both usually derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. No significant petrochemical route is used in cosmetics.

In plain English

A light, fast-absorbing oil used to give lotions a silky feel. Both halves of the molecule come from coconut-derived fatty building blocks.

CosIng definition: octyl octanoate

Structure

2D structure of Caprylyl Caprylate

octyl octanoate

PubChem CID 61294 ↗

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. 2Caprylyl Caprylate. PubChem CID 61294. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CAPRYLYL CAPRYLATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CAPRYLYL CAPRYLATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPRYLYL%20CAPRYLATE