Database/Emollient/Glyceryl Caprate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Glyceryl Caprate natural?

Yes. A monoglyceride of a coconut-derived fatty acid and vegetable glycerol; both halves of the molecule come from natural oils.

INCI nameGlyceryl Caprate
CAS26402-22-2
FormulaC13H26O4 · 246.34 Da
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockCapric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil…

How we scored it

Glycerol C3H8O3 92.1 Da (natural, oil-splitting by-product) + capric acid C10H20O2 172.3 Da (coconut / palm kernel) - H2O 18.0 Da = 246.3 Da; every atom in the final monoester is natural origin, so 246.3/246.3 = 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

Capric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil esterified with vegetable glycerol.

In plain English

A gentle emulsifier and skin-softening agent, also used to help preserve products. It is made by joining a coconut-oil fatty acid to vegetable glycerin.

Structure

2D structure of Glyceryl Caprate

2,3-dihydroxypropyl decanoate

PubChem CID 92926 ↗

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. 2Glyceryl Caprate. PubChem CID 92926. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GLYCERYL CAPRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GLYCERYL CAPRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20CAPRATE