How we scored it
Sucrose (natural sugar) esterified with myristic acid (C14, natural oleochemical, coconut/palm-kernel) → 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 esterifying sucrose with myristic acid derived from coconut or palm-kernel oil. Both building blocks are plant-derived.
In plain English
An emulsifier and skin conditioner made by combining sugar (sucrose) with myristic acid, a fatty acid typically from coconut or palm kernel oil. Both parts are natural, so the ester is fully renewable.
CosIng definition: Sucrose myristate
Structure
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol;tetradecanoic acid
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.
- 2Sucrose Myristate. PubChem CID 67196125. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3SUCROSE MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4SUCROSE MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SUCROSE%20MYRISTATE