Database/Cleansing/Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate natural?

Yes. Both fragments, fermentation-derived glutamic acid and vegetable stearic acid, are natural; sodium counter-ions are natural mineral origin.

INCI nameDisodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CAS38079-62-8
FormulaC23H41NNa2O5 · 457.6 Da
FunctionCleansing · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockMade by amidating fermentation-derived glutamic acid with stearic…

How we scored it

Glutamic acid (amino acid, fermentation/hydrolysate) amidated with stearic acid (natural fatty acid) plus 2 Na (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 amidating fermentation-derived glutamic acid with stearic acid from vegetable oil, then neutralising with sodium. All building blocks are natural-origin.

In plain English

A mild cleansing and conditioning ingredient used in gentle washes. It is made by combining glutamic acid, an amino acid, with stearic acid from vegetable oil, then neutralising with sodium.

Structure

2D structure of Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate

disodium;(2S)-2-(octadecanoylamino)pentanedioate

PubChem CID 94480 ↗

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. 2Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate. PubChem CID 94480. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISODIUM%20STEAROYL%20GLUTAMATE