Database/Binding/Magnesium Laurate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Magnesium Laurate natural?

Yes. Lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil combined with natural magnesium mineral.

INCI nameMagnesium Laurate
CAS4040-48-6
FormulaC24H46MgO4 · 422.9 Da
FunctionBinding
FeedstockMade by reacting lauric acid, typically from coconut…

How we scored it

Magnesium salt of lauric acid (C12, coconut-derived); Mg is a natural mineral ion. 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

Made by reacting lauric acid, typically from coconut or palm kernel oil, with a magnesium mineral source. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A binding agent made from coconut fatty acid and magnesium mineral. Helps hold powder cosmetics like pressed powders together.

Structure

2D structure of Magnesium Laurate

magnesium bis(dodecanoate)

PubChem CID 61320 ↗

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. 2Magnesium Laurate. PubChem CID 61320. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MAGNESIUM LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MAGNESIUM LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNESIUM%20LAURATE