How we scored it
Ester of lauric acid (natural, coconut) and two lactic acid units (natural, fermentation), sodium salt (natural mineral). All-natural building blocks. 100% natural mass.
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 esterifying lauric acid (coconut/palm kernel oil) with fermentation-derived lactic acid, then neutralising with sodium hydroxide. Directly analogous to Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
In plain English
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate is a mild emulsifier that helps blend oil and water in creams and lotions. It's made by combining a coconut-derived fatty acid with fermentation-derived lactic acid.
Structure
sodium 2-(2-dodecanoyloxypropanoyloxy)propanoate
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 Lactylate. PubChem CID 23674328. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20LAUROYL%20LACTYLATE