Is Decyl Laurate natural? NOI 1.00

Q: Is Decyl Laurate natural?

Decyl Laurate has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Ester of coconut/palm-derived decyl alcohol and lauric acid; both fragments oleochemical fatty-chain natural origin. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

How we scored it

Decanol (C10 fatty alcohol, assumed oleochemical) esterified with lauric acid (C12, coconut-derived); both natural building blocks. 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 made from coconut/palm-kernel derived decanol and lauric acid via direct esterification. A petrochemical (Ziegler/oxo) decanol route exists but oleochemical dominates cosmetic-grade supply.

In plain English

A lightweight, silky ester typically made from coconut-derived fatty alcohol and lauric acid, used as an emollient.

CosIng definition: Decyl Laurate is the organic compound

Structure

decyl dodecanoate

PubChem CID 119003 ↗

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 Laurate. PubChem CID 119003. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
3DECYL LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
4DECYL LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DECYL%20LAURATE