Database/Emollient/Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate natural?

Mostly. Decanoyl groups come from coconut or palm kernel capric acid (natural), while neopentyl glycol is made from petrochemical isobutyraldehyde and formaldehyde.

INCI nameNeopentyl Glycol Dicaprate
CAS27841-06-1
FormulaC25H48O4 · 412.6 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is esterification of oleochemical capric acid…

How we scored it

C25H48O4 412.7 Da: 2 x decanoyl C10H19O 155.3 = 310.5 natural; neopentyl glycol dioxy C5H10O2 102.1 petrochemical. 310.5 / 412.7 = 0.75.
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 route is esterification of oleochemical capric acid with petrochemical neopentyl glycol. Bio-based neopentyl glycol is not in volume cosmetic supply.

In plain English

A light, silky emollient oil that spreads easily and helps dissolve other ingredients and pigments. It is a diester of capric acid, from coconut or palm kernel oil, with neopentyl glycol, a petrochemical diol.

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Structure

2D structure of Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate

(3-decanoyloxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl) decanoate

PubChem CID 119729 ↗

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. 2Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate. PubChem CID 119729. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DICAPRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DICAPRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NEOPENTYL%20GLYCOL%20DICAPRATE