Database/Antistatic/Sodium Lauroyl Taurate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Lauroyl Taurate natural?

Mostly. Lauroyl chain is oleochemical and the sulfonate is a natural mineral group; only the ethylene-derived taurine backbone is petrochemical.

INCI nameSodium Lauroyl Taurate
CAS70609-66-4
FormulaC14H28NNaO4S · 329.43 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade by condensing coconut- or palm-derived lauric acid…

How we scored it

Lauroyl C12H23O 183 natural (coconut/palm) + SO3Na 103 natural (mineral sulfonate); petrochemical NH-C2H4 43 (ethylene oxide/ammonia-derived taurine backbone) -> 286/329 = 0.87
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 condensing coconut- or palm-derived lauric acid with taurine, an aminoethanesulfonic acid usually manufactured from petrochemical ethylene oxide and ammonia. The sulfonate salt group is counted as natural mineral origin.

In plain English

A mild surfactant made by combining coconut- or palm-derived lauric acid with taurine, a compound usually made from ethylene oxide and ammonia. Used in cleansers and shampoos as a gentle, foaming, cleansing agent.

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Structure

2D structure of Sodium Lauroyl Taurate

sodium 2-(dodecanoylamino)ethanesulfonate

PubChem CID 23663552 ↗

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 Taurate. PubChem CID 23663552. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM LAUROYL TAURATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM LAUROYL TAURATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20LAUROYL%20TAURATE