Database/Emollient/Decyl Alcohol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Decyl Alcohol natural?

Yes. Decyl alcohol is a straight-chain fatty alcohol assumed to be of oleochemical (natural) origin at cosmetic grade.

INCI nameDecyl Alcohol
CAS112-30-1
FormulaC10H22O · 158.28 Da
FunctionEmollient · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockTypically derived from coconut or palm kernel oil…

How we scored it

C10 fatty alcohol, within the C8-C22 range assumed oleochemical for cosmetic grade = 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

Typically derived from coconut or palm kernel oil fatty acids via reduction. A petrochemical (Ziegler or oxo-process) route exists for industrial grades but oleochemical supply dominates cosmetics.

In plain English

A fatty alcohol usually made from coconut or palm kernel oil, occasionally made synthetically. Used as a conditioning ingredient and mild surfactant in cleansers, lotions and fragranced products.

Structure

2D structure of Decyl Alcohol

decan-1-ol

PubChem CID 8174 ↗

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. 2Decyl Alcohol. PubChem CID 8174. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DECYL ALCOHOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DECYL ALCOHOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DECYL%20ALCOHOL