Database/Emollient/Isostearyl Behenate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Isostearyl Behenate natural?

Yes. Isostearyl alcohol and behenic acid are both oleochemical fatty fragments from vegetable oil; esterification adds no petrochemical mass.

INCI nameIsostearyl Behenate
CAS125804-16-2
FormulaC40H80O2 · 593.1 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockEsterification of isostearyl alcohol with behenic acid, both…

How we scored it

Ester of isostearyl alcohol (C18 branched) + behenic acid (C22), both oleochemical → 2/2 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

Esterification of isostearyl alcohol with behenic acid, both sourced from vegetable fatty acids. A petrochemical isostearyl alcohol route exists; check supplier.

In plain English

An emollient wax ester that softens and conditions skin, made from a branched fatty alcohol and a long-chain fatty acid, both typically from vegetable oils.

Structure

2D structure of Isostearyl Behenate

16-methylheptadecyl docosanoate

PubChem CID 15019897 ↗

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. 2Isostearyl Behenate. PubChem CID 15019897. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ISOSTEARYL BEHENATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ISOSTEARYL BEHENATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOSTEARYL%20BEHENATE