Database/Antistatic/Sodium/TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Sodium/TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Collagen natural?

Mostly. Lauroyl comes from coconut or palm kernel lauric acid, the peptide from animal collagen hydrolysate and sodium from mineral salt; triethanolamine is petrochemical (ethylene oxide and ammonia).

INCI nameSodium/TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
CAS68920-59-2
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockHydrolysed collagen from hides or fish skin is…

How we scored it

Assumed 700 Da collagen hydrolysate, one lauroyl, 50:50 Na:TEA. Natural: lauroyl 183.3 + peptide 698.0 + Na 11.5 = 892.8; petrochemical TEA-H+ half 75.1. 892.8 / 967.9 = 0.92.
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

Hydrolysed collagen from hides or fish skin is acylated with lauroyl chloride made from coconut or palm kernel lauric acid, then neutralised with sodium hydroxide and triethanolamine. The chloride leaves as salt; the Na to TEA ratio varies by supplier, so the value is an estimate.

In plain English

A cleansing and conditioning ingredient made by attaching lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel to collagen protein fragments. It helps products foam and leaves hair and skin feeling conditioned. It is neutralised with sodium and triethanolamine.

CosIng definition: Mixed sodium and triethanolamine salt of the condensation product of lauric acid chloride and hydrolyzed collagen

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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/TEA-LAUROYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SODIUM/TEA-LAUROYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM/TEA-LAUROYL%20HYDROLYZED%20COLLAGEN