How we scored it
Decyl alcohol (natural C10 fatty alcohol) esterified with isostearic acid (branched acid from isomerized natural oleic acid); 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 from decyl alcohol, typically coconut or palm-derived, esterified with isostearic acid, produced by clay-catalyzed isomerization of natural oleic acid. Both feedstocks are oleochemical with no significant petrochemical route.
In plain English
An emollient ester made from a coconut-derived fatty alcohol and a branched fatty acid derived from natural oleic acid, giving creams and lotions a smooth, non-greasy feel.
Structure
decyl 16-methylheptadecanoate
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.
- 2Decyl Isostearate. PubChem CID 3024804. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3DECYL ISOSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4DECYL ISOSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DECYL%20ISOSTEARATE