Database/Cleansing/Sodium Laurate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Laurate natural?

Yes. A simple soap: a coconut-derived fatty acid with a sodium counter-ion, which counts as natural origin.

INCI nameSodium Laurate
CAS629-25-4
FormulaC12H23NaO2 · 222.30 Da
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockLauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil…

How we scored it

Lauric acid C12H24O2 200.3 Da (coconut / palm kernel, natural) neutralised with sodium hydroxide: laurate anion C12H23O2 199.3 Da natural + Na 23.0 Da mineral counter-ion (natural origin by site policy) = 222.3 Da; 222.3/222.3 = 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

Lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil saponified with sodium hydroxide.

In plain English

A soap-type cleanser and emulsifier that helps water and oil mix and creates lather. It is made from coconut-oil fatty acid neutralised with an alkali.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Laurate

sodium dodecanoate

PubChem CID 2735067 ↗

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 Laurate. PubChem CID 2735067. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM LAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM LAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20LAURATE