How we scored it
Hexadecanoyl (palmitic acid) amide-bonded to alanine (amino acid) minus condensation water; both fragments natural: oleochemical fatty acid + fermentation amino acid. 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 acylating alanine (a fermentation-derived amino acid) with palmitic acid from vegetable oil. No petrochemical fragment remains in the molecule.
In plain English
A compound combining palmitic acid, a plant-oil fatty acid, with alanine, an amino acid. Used to protect and condition skin using natural fat and amino-acid building blocks.
Structure
(2S)-2-(hexadecanoylamino)propanoic acid
References
- 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.
- 2Palmitoyl Alanine. PubChem CID 14961184. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3PALMITOYL ALANINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4PALMITOYL ALANINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALMITOYL%20ALANINE