Database/Emollient/Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate natural?

No. Both the dipropylene glycol backbone and the benzoate ester groups are petrochemical, from propylene oxide and toluene/benzene respectively.

INCI nameDipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate
CAS27138-31-4
FormulaC20H22O5 · 342.4 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDipropylene glycol is made from petrochemical propylene oxide;…

How we scored it

Dipropylene glycol (petrochemical) diesterified with benzoic acid x2 (petrochemical, explicit). Both fragments 0. 0/342.4 = 0.0.
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

Dipropylene glycol is made from petrochemical propylene oxide; benzoic acid is made industrially from toluene oxidation. Fully synthetic ester, no natural fragment.

In plain English

A fully synthetic ester used as a lightweight emollient and solvent in a formula.

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Structure

2D structure of Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate

1-(2-benzoyloxypropoxy)propan-2-yl benzoate

PubChem CID 101560 ↗

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. 2Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate. PubChem CID 101560. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIPROPYLENE%20GLYCOL%20DIBENZOATE