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

Is Hexyldecyl Stearate natural?

Yes. Both the Guerbet hexyldecyl alcohol and stearic acid trace to natural vegetable-oil fatty materials.

INCI nameHexyldecyl Stearate
CAS17618-45-0
FormulaC34H68O2 · 508.9 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockHexyldecyl Stearate is made by esterifying Guerbet-condensed hexyldecanol…

How we scored it

Hexyldecanol (Guerbet C16, natural) esterified with stearic acid (C18, natural); 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 Stearate is made by esterifying Guerbet-condensed hexyldecanol with vegetable-oil-derived stearic acid. No petrochemical route is used for either fragment.

In plain English

A rich, non-greasy emollient that conditions and softens skin. Both its fatty alcohol and fatty acid building blocks are derived from plant oils.

Structure

2D structure of Hexyldecyl Stearate

2-hexyldecyl octadecanoate

PubChem CID 9806300 ↗

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 Stearate. PubChem CID 9806300. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3HEXYLDECYL STEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4HEXYLDECYL STEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HEXYLDECYL%20STEARATE