How we scored it
Where it comes from
Isostearyl Benzoate esterifies isostearyl alcohol, an oleochemical branched fatty alcohol, with benzoic acid, made industrially from petrochemical toluene. The alcohol portion dominates the molecule's mass.
In plain English
An ester made from a branched fatty alcohol and benzoic acid, a petrochemical building block. Used as an emollient in skin and hair products.
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Structure
16-methylheptadecyl benzoate
References
- 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.
- 2Isostearyl Benzoate. PubChem CID 9951506. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3ISOSTEARYL BENZOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4ISOSTEARYL BENZOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOSTEARYL%20BENZOATE