Database/Hair Conditioning/Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate natural?

Yes. Coconut fatty acid and the amino acid alanine (fermentation-derived) combine with sodium; every atom traces to natural feedstocks.

INCI nameSodium Cocoyl Alaninate
CAS90170-45-9
FunctionHair Conditioning · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockMade by condensing coconut-derived fatty acids with L-alanine…

How we scored it

Coco fatty acyl (natural, ~C12) amide-bonded to alanine (fermentation amino acid); sodium counter-ion mineral. All 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.

How it’s made

Schotten–Baumann acylation of alanine with lauroyl chloride. Each curved arrow moves one electron pair, and the film ends on the score above.

Where it comes from

Made by condensing coconut-derived fatty acids with L-alanine (produced by fermentation), then neutralizing with sodium. Used as a mild, amino-acid-based cleansing surfactant.

In plain English

A gentle, coconut-derived cleansing ingredient made by combining coconut fatty acid with the amino acid alanine. It conditions hair and skin while cleansing, and comes entirely from plant and fermentation sources.

CosIng definition: l-Alanine, N-coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts

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 COCOYL ALANINATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SODIUM COCOYL ALANINATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20COCOYL%20ALANINATE