How we scored it
Ether of glucose (natural sugar) and caprylyl (C8) fatty alcohol (oleochemical, coconut-derived); condensation water not counted; both fragments natural → 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 reacting corn-starch-derived glucose with coconut/palm-kernel-derived caprylic (C8) fatty alcohol via Fischer glycosidation. Cosmetic-grade caprylyl alcohol is assumed oleochemical rather than petrochemical oxo-alcohol.
In plain English
A mild, plant-derived cleansing ingredient made by combining corn sugar with coconut fatty alcohol. It helps products foam gently and clean the skin, and is fully derived from renewable plant sources.
Structure
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-octoxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
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.
- 2Caprylyl Glucoside. PubChem CID 62852. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CAPRYLYL GLUCOSIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CAPRYLYL GLUCOSIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPRYLYL%20GLUCOSIDE