Database/Viscosity Controlling/Lauramide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Lauramide natural?

Mostly. Lauric acid from coconut/palm kernel oil supplies most of the mass; the amide nitrogen traces to natural-gas-derived ammonia.

INCI nameLauramide
CAS1120-16-7
FormulaC12H25NO · 199.33 Da
FunctionViscosity Controlling
FeedstockMade by reacting lauric acid from coconut or…

How we scored it

Lauric acid acyl fragment C12H23O 183.3 Da (natural, coconut/palm kernel oil) + NH2 from ammonia (petrochemical, natural-gas route) 16 Da; 183.3/199.3 = 0.92.
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

Made by reacting lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil with ammonia derived from natural gas. The fatty chain dominates the molecule's mass.

In plain English

Made by reacting lauric acid, a fatty acid from coconut or palm kernel oil, with ammonia. Used to control the thickness of cleansers and lotions.

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Structure

2D structure of Lauramide

dodecanamide

PubChem CID 14256 ↗

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. 2Lauramide. PubChem CID 14256. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURAMIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURAMIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURAMIDE