How we scored it
Lauric acid (coconut/palm, natural) amide of glutamic acid (fermentation amino acid, natural) with sodium (mineral, 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
Where it comes from
Made by combining lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil with glutamic acid, an amino acid produced by fermentation, then neutralising with sodium.
In plain English
A mild cleansing and conditioning ingredient made from coconut or palm fatty acid combined with a fermented amino acid. It is used in gentle shampoos to reduce static and add softness.
Structure
sodium (2S)-2-(dodecanoylamino)-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate
References
- 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.
- 2Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate. PubChem CID 23668603. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3SODIUM LAUROYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4SODIUM LAUROYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20LAUROYL%20GLUTAMATE