How we scored it
Lauroyl (coconut-derived, natural) amide-bonded to oat amino acids (natural); Na counter-ion 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.
Where it comes from
Made by acylating oat-protein amino acids with coconut-derived lauric acid chloride, then neutralising with sodium. No significant alternative route.
In plain English
A cleansing ingredient made from coconut-derived lauric acid combined with amino acids from oats, neutralised with sodium. Used in shampoos and washes to cleanse and condition hair and skin.
CosIng definition: Oat amino acids, N-dodecanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
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 OAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SODIUM LAUROYL OAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20LAUROYL%20OAT%20AMINO%20ACIDS