How we scored it
C12H26O fatty alcohol; oleochemical, cosmetic-grade assumed natural (coconut/palm kernel); 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
Lauryl Alcohol is made by hydrogenating lauric acid isolated from coconut or palm kernel oil. A petrochemical Ziegler/oxo-alcohol route exists for C12 alcohols but is not the cosmetic-grade norm.
In plain English
A fatty alcohol that conditions skin and hair and helps stabilize emulsions and foam. It's typically produced from coconut or palm kernel oil, which is naturally rich in lauric acid.
Structure
dodecan-1-ol
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.
- 2Lauryl Alcohol. PubChem CID 8193. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3LAURYL ALCOHOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4LAURYL ALCOHOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURYL%20ALCOHOL