Database/Cleansing/Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate natural?

Yes. Coconut/palm-derived lauric acid amidated with aspartic acid, a fermentation-derived amino acid; sodium salt.

INCI nameSodium Lauroyl Aspartate
CAS41489-18-3
FormulaC16H28NNaO5 · 337.39 Da
FunctionCleansing · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockMade from coconut or palm kernel lauric acid…

How we scored it

Lauroyl C12 fatty acid + aspartate (amino acid) + Na, amide bond; all fragments natural = 337/337 = 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 from coconut or palm kernel lauric acid condensed with L-aspartic acid, then sodium-neutralized. Single dominant commercial route.

In plain English

A cleansing and conditioning surfactant made from coconut-derived lauric acid combined with the amino acid aspartic acid.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate

sodium;(2S)-2-(dodecanoylamino)butanedioate;hydron

PubChem CID 71587154 ↗

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 Lauroyl Aspartate. PubChem CID 71587154. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM LAUROYL ASPARTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM LAUROYL ASPARTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20LAUROYL%20ASPARTATE