How we scored it
Glycerin (natural) esterified with caprylic acid C8 (natural, coconut); monoester per CosIng description; 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.
How it’s made
Where it comes from
Glyceryl Caprylate is the monoester of glycerin with caprylic acid, both obtained from coconut or palm kernel oil processing. No petrochemical route is used.
In plain English
A mild emollient with deodorant and preservative-boosting properties, used in natural-leaning skincare. It's made by combining glycerin with caprylic acid, both derived from coconut oil.
CosIng definition: Glyceryl Caprylate is the monoester of glycerin and caprylic acid. It conforms to the formula:
Structure
2,3-dihydroxypropyl octanoate
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.
- 2Glyceryl Caprylate. PubChem CID 3033877. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20CAPRYLATE