How we scored it
Amide of lauric acid (C12, oleochemical) and glutamic acid (fermentation amino acid), potassium neutralised; all natural building blocks. 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 condensing coconut/palm-kernel lauric acid with fermentation-derived glutamic acid, then neutralising with potassium hydroxide. All building blocks and the counter-ion are natural and renewable.
In plain English
A mild, foaming cleansing ingredient built from coconut or palm-derived lauric acid joined to glutamic acid, an amino acid made by fermentation. Both building blocks come from natural, renewable sources.
Structure
potassium;(2S)-2-(dodecanoylamino)pentanedioate;hydron
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.
- 2Potassium Lauroyl Glutamate. PubChem CID 71587285. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3POTASSIUM LAUROYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4POTASSIUM LAUROYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20LAUROYL%20GLUTAMATE