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

Is Lauryl Behenate natural?

Yes. Both the fatty-alcohol and long-chain fatty-acid halves of this ester come from natural vegetable-oil feedstocks.

INCI nameLauryl Behenate
CAS42233-07-8
FormulaC34H68O2 · 508.9 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockLauryl Behenate is the ester of lauryl alcohol…

How we scored it

Dodecyl docosanoate: lauryl alcohol (oleochemical, n=1) esterified with behenic acid (oleochemical, n=1). 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 Behenate is the ester of lauryl alcohol and behenic acid, both typically sourced from vegetable oils such as coconut and rapeseed. Both building blocks are natural, so the ester scores 1.0.

In plain English

A skin- and hair-conditioning emollient ester formed from a coconut-derived fatty alcohol and behenic acid, a long-chain fatty acid from natural vegetable oils.

Structure

2D structure of Lauryl Behenate

dodecyl docosanoate

PubChem CID 22020494 ↗

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. 2Lauryl Behenate. PubChem CID 22020494. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURYL BEHENATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURYL BEHENATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURYL%20BEHENATE