Database/Emollient/Trierucin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Trierucin natural?

Yes. Triester of glycerin with erucic acid, a long-chain fatty acid from rapeseed or mustard seed oil.

INCI nameTrierucin
CAS2752-99-0
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by esterifying glycerin with erucic acid extracted…

How we scored it

Glycerin (natural) esterified with erucic acid (C22:1, natural rapeseed/mustard oil fatty acid) — natural building blocks → 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 esterifying glycerin with erucic acid extracted from high-erucic rapeseed or mustard seed oil. No petrochemical alternative exists.

In plain English

An emollient oil made from glycerin and erucic acid, a fatty acid from rapeseed or mustard seed oil. Used to soften and condition skin.

Structure

2D structure of Trierucin

PubChem CID 5463075 ↗

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. 2Trierucin. PubChem CID 5463075. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRIERUCIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRIERUCIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIERUCIN