Database/Emollient/Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate natural?

No. 2-Ethylhexanol and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid are both manufactured from petroleum feedstocks; no natural fragment present.

INCI nameDiethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by esterifying 2-ethylhexanol (an oxo-process alcohol) with…

How we scored it

Both building blocks petrochemical: 2-ethylhexanol (synthetic alcohol) and naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (aromatic, from petroleum naphthalene).
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 2-ethylhexanol (an oxo-process alcohol) with naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, an aromatic diacid derived from petroleum naphthalene. Entirely petrochemical.

In plain English

An emollient, solvent and UV-absorbing ingredient used to spread other ingredients and filter light. It's made by joining two building blocks that are both derived entirely from petroleum feedstocks.

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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. 2DIETHYLHEXYL 2,6-NAPHTHALATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DIETHYLHEXYL 2,6-NAPHTHALATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIETHYLHEXYL%202%2C6-NAPHTHALATE