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

Is Glyceryl Erucate natural?

Yes. Both glycerin and erucic acid, from rapeseed or mustard seed oil, are natural oleochemical feedstocks.

INCI nameGlyceryl Erucate
CAS28063-42-5
FormulaC25H48O4 · 412.6 Da
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by esterifying vegetable glycerin with erucic acid…

How we scored it

Glycerol (natural) esterified with erucic acid (natural, rapeseed/mustard seed oil); 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 erucic acid from rapeseed or mustard seed oil. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

An emollient made from plant glycerin and erucic acid, a fatty acid found in rapeseed and mustard seed oil. Softens and conditions skin and helps blend formulas.

CosIng definition: (Z)-Docos-13-enoic acid, monoester with glycerol

Structure

2D structure of Glyceryl Erucate

2,3-dihydroxypropyl (Z)-docos-13-enoate

PubChem CID 5378924 ↗

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 Erucate. PubChem CID 5378924. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GLYCERYL ERUCATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GLYCERYL ERUCATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20ERUCATE