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

Is Lauryl Oleate natural?

Yes. Both the lauryl-alcohol and oleic-acid halves of this ester are common oleochemical products of vegetable oils.

INCI nameLauryl Oleate
CAS36078-10-1
FormulaC30H58O2 · 450.8 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockLauryl Oleate is the ester of lauryl alcohol…

How we scored it

Dodecyl oleate: lauryl alcohol (oleochemical, n=1) esterified with oleic acid (natural fatty acid, 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 Oleate is the ester of lauryl alcohol and oleic acid, typically sourced from coconut/palm kernel and olive/vegetable oils respectively. Both building blocks are natural, so the ester scores 1.0.

In plain English

An emollient ester made from a coconut-derived fatty alcohol and oleic acid, the natural unsaturated fatty acid abundant in olive and other vegetable oils.

Structure

2D structure of Lauryl Oleate

dodecyl (Z)-octadec-9-enoate

PubChem CID 6437535 ↗

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 Oleate. PubChem CID 6437535. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURYL OLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURYL OLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURYL%20OLEATE