Database/Hair Conditioning/Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate natural?

Yes. Glycine is a fermentation/hydrolysate amino acid, the acyl group is coconut fatty acid, and potassium is a mineral counter-ion.

INCI namePotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
CAS301341-58-2
FormulaC28H53KNO5+ · 522.8 Da
FunctionHair Conditioning · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockMade by acylating glycine with coconut or palm…

How we scored it

Glycine (amino acid) acylated with coconut fatty acid, potassium salt; all fragments natural-origin → 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 glycine with coconut or palm kernel fatty acids and neutralising with potassium hydroxide. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A gentle, coconut-derived cleansing agent found in mild shampoos and face washes, made from coconut fatty acids and a simple amino acid.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate

potassium;(E)-octadec-9-enoic acid;2-(octanoylamino)acetic acid

PubChem CID 168006456 ↗

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. 2Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate. PubChem CID 168006456. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20COCOYL%20GLYCINATE