Database/Antistatic/Lauryl Glycol
Route-dependent · ISO 16128

Is Lauryl Glycol natural?

It depends. The dodecane chain comes either from coconut or palm kernel lauric acid (natural) or from petrochemical ethylene-derived 1-dodecene (not natural).

INCI nameLauryl Glycol
CAS1119-87-5
FormulaC12H26O2 · 202.33 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Emollient
FeedstockDominant supply is probably epoxidation and hydrolysis of…

Why the score varies

This ingredient is made commercially by more than one route, and ISO 16128 scores the feedstock actually used. Without a supplier certificate of origin the value cannot be claimed.

RouteFeedstockNOIShareNotes
Epoxidation and hydrolysis of 1-dodeceneethylene (petrochemical alpha-olefin)0.00~65%
Lauric acid-derived 1,2-diolcoconut or palm kernel oil1.00~35%
Ask your supplier. A batch-specific certificate of origin or bio-based carbon test (ASTM D6866) settles which route applies.

How we scored it

C12H26O2 202.3, all carbon in the C12 chain: lauric acid (coconut) route 202.3/202.3 = 1.00; 1-dodecene from ethylene route 0.00.
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

Dominant supply is probably epoxidation and hydrolysis of petrochemical 1-dodecene from ethylene oligomerisation. A coconut or palm kernel lauric acid route gives the same molecule from natural carbon but is a smaller share.

In plain English

A softening conditioner for skin and hair that also reduces static in hair. It is a 12-carbon diol made either from coconut or palm kernel lauric acid or from petrochemical dodecene, so the supplier decides which.

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Structure

2D structure of Lauryl Glycol

dodecane-1,2-diol

PubChem CID 92866 ↗

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 Glycol. PubChem CID 92866. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURYL GLYCOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURYL GLYCOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURYL%20GLYCOL