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

Is Oleyl Oleate natural?

Yes. Both the alcohol and acid fragments are oleochemical, derived from natural vegetable oils or animal fats.

INCI nameOleyl Oleate
CAS3687-45-4
FormulaC36H68O2 · 532.9 Da
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockMade by esterifying oleyl alcohol and oleic acid,…

How we scored it

Oleyl alcohol (natural C18 fatty alcohol) esterified with oleic acid (natural C18 fatty acid); both fragments natural, 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 esterifying oleyl alcohol and oleic acid, both typically derived from vegetable oils or animal tallow. No petrochemical route is commercially used for either fragment.

In plain English

An emollient ester made from two natural fatty compounds, oleyl alcohol and oleic acid, used to soften skin and add slip to creams and lotions.

Structure

2D structure of Oleyl Oleate

[(Z)-octadec-9-enyl] (Z)-octadec-9-enoate

PubChem CID 5364672 ↗

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. 2Oleyl Oleate. PubChem CID 5364672. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3OLEYL OLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4OLEYL OLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLEYL%20OLEATE