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

Is Glyceryl Dilaurate natural?

Yes. Both glycerin and lauric acid, from coconut or palm kernel oil, are natural oleochemical feedstocks.

INCI nameGlyceryl Dilaurate
CAS27638-00-2
FormulaC27H52O5 · 456.7 Da
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by esterifying vegetable glycerin with two units…

How we scored it

Glycerol (natural) diesterified with two lauric acid units (natural, coconut/palm kernel); condensation water not counted → 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 esterifying vegetable glycerin with two units of lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

An emollient and emulsifier made from plant glycerin and two units of lauric acid, a coconut or palm kernel oil fatty acid. Helps blend oil and water and softens skin.

CosIng definition: Lauric acid, diester with glycerol

Structure

2D structure of Glyceryl Dilaurate

(2-dodecanoyloxy-3-hydroxypropyl) dodecanoate

PubChem CID 33979 ↗

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 Dilaurate. PubChem CID 33979. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GLYCERYL DILAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GLYCERYL DILAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20DILAURATE