Database/Cleansing/Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate natural?

Yes. Coconut fatty acid, glutamic acid, and sodium are all natural-origin building blocks.

INCI nameSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CAS68187-32-6
FormulaC5H8NNaO4 · 169.11 Da
FunctionCleansing · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockAmide of coconut fatty acid and glutamic acid,…

How we scored it

Coconut fatty acid (natural) amidated with glutamic acid (fermentation amino acid, natural), sodium salt (mineral, natural); condensation water not counted.
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 glutamate by lauroyl chloride. Each curved arrow moves one electron pair, and the film ends on the score above.

Where it comes from

Amide of coconut fatty acid and glutamic acid, an amino acid typically produced by fermentation, neutralised with sodium. All three building blocks are natural.

In plain English

A gentle cleansing surfactant made by joining coconut fatty acid to glutamic acid, an amino acid, then neutralising with sodium. Used in mild facial and baby washes.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate

sodium (4S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate

PubChem CID 23676143 ↗

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 Glutamate. PubChem CID 23676143. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20COCOYL%20GLUTAMATE