Database/Binding/Isopropyl Laurate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Isopropyl Laurate natural?

Mostly. Lauric acid comes from coconut/palm oleochemical feedstock, esterified with petrochemical isopropanol.

INCI nameIsopropyl Laurate
CAS10233-13-3
FormulaC15H30O2 · 242.40 Da
FunctionBinding · Emollient
FeedstockIsopropyl Laurate is made by esterifying lauric acid…

How we scored it

Lauric acid C12H24O2 (200.3, natural oleochemical) + isopropanol C3H8O (60.1, petrochemical) - H2O (18.0) = 242.4; natural lauroyl fragment 183.3/242.4 = 0.76
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

Isopropyl Laurate is made by esterifying lauric acid (from coconut or palm kernel oil) with isopropanol, which is manufactured petrochemically from propylene. The fatty-acid portion is natural; the alcohol portion is not.

In plain English

An emollient that softens and smooths skin and helps bind formulas together. It's made by combining lauric acid, a fatty acid from coconut or palm oil, with isopropyl alcohol, which is manufactured synthetically.

CosIng definition: Isopropyl laurate

Natural alternatives with the same function

Agar 100% natural origin

A gelling and thickening gum extracted from red seaweed. It is used to give products body and texture,…

 Algin 100% natural origin

Sodium alginate, a thickening and binding gum extracted from brown seaweed. It's harvested from algae and processed to…

 Alginic Acid 100% natural origin

A gelling and thickening gum extracted from brown seaweed, the acid form of alginate. It's harvested and purified…

 Aluminum Zinc Oxide 100% natural origin

A white mineral powder made from zinc and aluminium oxides. It adds opacity, bulk and absorbency to powders…

 Amylopectin 100% natural origin

A binding and thickening ingredient that is the highly branched component of plant starch, typically sourced from corn,…

 Astragalus Gummifer Gum 100% natural origin

A natural plant gum, known as tragacanth, harvested from a Middle Eastern shrub. Used as a thickener and…

Structure

2D structure of Isopropyl Laurate

propan-2-yl dodecanoate

PubChem CID 25068 ↗

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. 2Isopropyl Laurate. PubChem CID 25068. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ISOPROPYL LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ISOPROPYL LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOPROPYL%20LAURATE