How we scored it
Decyl alcohol (natural C10 fatty alcohol) esterified with myristic acid (natural C14 fatty 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 by esterifying decyl alcohol and myristic acid, both typically sourced from coconut or palm kernel oil. No petrochemical route is standard for either fragment.
In plain English
An emollient ester of two natural fatty compounds, decyl alcohol and myristic acid, used to soften skin without a greasy after-feel.
Structure
decyl tetradecanoate
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 Myristate. PubChem CID 170588. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3DECYL MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4DECYL MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DECYL%20MYRISTATE