How we scored it
Glycerin (natural) + lauric acid (natural coconut/palm-kernel fatty acid) esterified, losing only water -> 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 glycerin with lauric acid, typically from coconut or palm kernel oil. Both raw materials are plant-derived.
In plain English
An emollient and mild emulsifier found in skin creams and hair products. It's made from glycerin and lauric acid, both derived from coconut or palm kernel oil.
CosIng definition: Lauric acid, monoester with glycerol / 2,3-dihydroxypropyl laurate
Structure
2,3-dihydroxypropyl dodecanoate
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 Laurate. PubChem CID 14871. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3GLYCERYL LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4GLYCERYL LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCERYL%20LAURATE