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

Is Glyceryl Dibehenate natural?

Yes. Diester of plant-derived glycerin and behenic acid from vegetable oil.

INCI nameGlyceryl Dibehenate
CAS94201-62-4
FormulaC25H52O5 · 432.7 Da
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockMade by esterifying glycerin with behenic acid from…

How we scored it

Glycerin (natural) esterified with two behenic acid chains (oleochemical, natural); no petrochemical fragment.
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 glycerin with behenic acid from hydrogenated vegetable oils such as rapeseed. No petrochemical route is used.

In plain English

A waxy thickener made from glycerin and a vegetable-oil fatty acid. Helps give creams and stick products their firm structure.

Structure

2D structure of Glyceryl Dibehenate

docosanoic acid;propane-1,2,3-triol

PubChem CID 22477175 ↗

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 Dibehenate. PubChem CID 22477175. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20DIBEHENATE