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

Is TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Collagen natural?

Mostly. The fatty acyl group and the collagen peptide are natural; the triethanolamine salt is petrochemical.

INCI nameTEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
FunctionCleansing · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockHydrolysed collagen acylated with the fatty acid and…

How we scored it

TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Collagen: lauroyl C12H23O 183.3 Da + hydrolysed collagen peptide about 300 Da (natural) = 483.3 Da; triethanolamine counter-ion C6H15NO3 149.2 Da (petrochemical); total 632.5 Da → 0.76. Same method as TEA-Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen.
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 acylated with the fatty acid and neutralised with triethanolamine.

In plain English

A mild conditioning ingredient made from hydrolysed collagen combined with coconut-derived lauric acid, used in shampoos and cleansers to soften hair and skin.

CosIng definition: Collagen hydolyzates, dodecanoyl derivatives, 2,2',2''-nitrilotrisethanol salts

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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. 2TEA-LAUROYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TEA-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=TEA-LAUROYL%20HYDROLYZED%20COLLAGEN