Database/Cleansing/Lauric Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lauric Acid natural?

Yes. Lauric acid is split from coconut or palm kernel oil, which are naturally rich in this C12 fatty acid.

INCI nameLauric Acid
CAS143-07-7
FormulaC12H24O2 · 200.32 Da
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockExtracted by hydrolysing coconut or palm kernel oil,…

How we scored it

Single C12 saturated fatty acid, oleochemical hydrolysis product of coconut/palm kernel oil → 1.00.
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

Extracted by hydrolysing coconut or palm kernel oil, both naturally high in lauric acid. No cosmetic-grade petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

A fatty acid abundant in coconut oil, used as a cleansing and foam-boosting ingredient. It comes directly from tropical vegetable oil.

Structure

2D structure of Lauric Acid

dodecanoic acid

PubChem CID 3893 ↗

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. 2Lauric Acid. PubChem CID 3893. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURIC ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURIC ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURIC%20ACID