Database/Emollient/Hexyldecyl Laurate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hexyldecyl Laurate natural?

Yes. Both the Guerbet hexyldecyl alcohol and the lauric acid trace to natural coconut-derived fatty materials.

INCI nameHexyldecyl Laurate
CAS34362-27-1
FormulaC28H56O2 · 424.7 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockHexyldecyl Laurate is made by esterifying Guerbet-condensed hexyldecanol…

How we scored it

Hexyldecanol (Guerbet C16, natural) esterified with lauric acid (C12, natural, coconut); 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

Hexyldecyl Laurate is made by esterifying Guerbet-condensed hexyldecanol with coconut-derived lauric acid. No petrochemical route is used for either fragment.

In plain English

A light, silky emollient ester that conditions skin without greasiness. Both its fatty alcohol and fatty acid building blocks come from coconut oil.

Structure

2D structure of Hexyldecyl Laurate

2-hexyldecyl dodecanoate

PubChem CID 118154 ↗

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. 2Hexyldecyl Laurate. PubChem CID 118154. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3HEXYLDECYL LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4HEXYLDECYL LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HEXYLDECYL%20LAURATE