How we scored it
2-Hexyldecan-1-ol; Guerbet condensation of natural fatty alcohols (e.g. octanol) with loss of H2O; 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
Hexyldecanol is produced by Guerbet condensation of shorter natural fatty alcohols (typically octanol from coconut oil), which dimerize with loss of water. A petrochemical-feedstock Guerbet route is technically possible but not the cosmetic-grade norm.
In plain English
A lightweight, branched fatty alcohol that softens skin without feeling greasy. It's made by joining two coconut-derived fatty alcohol molecules together.
Structure
2-hexyldecan-1-ol
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.
- 2Hexyldecanol. PubChem CID 95337. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3HEXYLDECANOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4HEXYLDECANOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HEXYLDECANOL