Database/Cleansing/Sodium Capryloamphoacetate
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Capryloamphoacetate natural?

Mostly not. Caprylic acid from coconut oil is natural; the AEEA amine backbone and acetate cap are both petrochemical, ethylene-oxide-derived.

INCI nameSodium Capryloamphoacetate
CAS158010-54-9
FormulaC14H27N2NaO4 · 310.36 Da
FunctionCleansing · Foaming
FeedstockMade by amidating coconut-derived caprylic acid with petrochemical…

How we scored it

Octanoyl (coconut-derived caprylic acid, natural) 127 Da + Na 23 Da = 150 Da; AEEA backbone + chloroacetate cap petrochemical 160 Da; 150/310=0.48.
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 amidating coconut-derived caprylic acid with petrochemical AEEA, then reacting with chloroacetic acid and neutralising with sodium. No significant alternative route.

In plain English

A mild cleansing ingredient made from caprylic acid, a coconut-derived fatty acid, joined to lab-made amine and acetate building blocks, neutralised with sodium. Used in shampoos and cleansers to foam gently and condition.

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Structure

2D structure of Sodium Capryloamphoacetate

sodium 2-[2-hydroxyethyl-[2-(octanoylamino)ethyl]amino]acetate

PubChem CID 71587543 ↗

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. 2Sodium Capryloamphoacetate. PubChem CID 71587543. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM CAPRYLOAMPHOACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM CAPRYLOAMPHOACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20CAPRYLOAMPHOACETATE