Database/Emollient/Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate natural?

Mostly. Titanium is mineral-origin and isostearic acid is a branched fatty acid from vegetable oil; the isopropoxy group is petrochemical.

INCI nameIsopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
CAS61417-49-0
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockIsostearic acid, the dominant fragment by mass, is…

How we scored it

Ti(OiPr)(isostearate)3 assumed: Ti 47.9 Da (mineral) + 3x isostearate 802.4 Da (natural, oleochemical, each acid minus OH) = natural; isopropoxy 59.1 Da (petrochemical) -> 850.3/909.4 = 0.94
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

Isostearic acid, the dominant fragment by mass, is a branched-chain fatty acid typically derived from vegetable oil. It is bound to mineral titanium via a petrochemical isopropanol-derived linking group; no formula was given, so the structure was estimated from the CAS name.

In plain English

An emollient and emulsifier that helps oils and pigments blend smoothly, often used in makeup. It combines a mineral titanium compound with isostearic acid, a branched fatty acid typically derived from vegetable oil.

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Structure

2D structure of Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate

PubChem CID 9963061 ↗

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 Titanium Triisostearate. PubChem CID 9963061. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOPROPYL%20TITANIUM%20TRIISOSTEARATE