Database/Skin Conditioning/Trilaurin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Trilaurin natural?

Yes. Trilaurin is the triglyceride of natural glycerin and lauric acid, both oleochemical (coconut/palm kernel) in origin.

INCI nameTrilaurin
CAS538-24-9
FormulaC39H74O6 · 639.0 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockTrilaurin is made by esterifying vegetable glycerin with…

How we scored it

Glycerol triester of lauric acid (natural C12 fatty acid); ester built only from natural blocks: 100/100=1.00.
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

Trilaurin is made by esterifying vegetable glycerin with lauric acid from coconut or palm kernel oil. No petrochemical route is used commercially for this ingredient.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning fat made from glycerin and lauric acid, both derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. It behaves like a natural vegetable fat in formulations.

CosIng definition: Glycerol trilaurate

Structure

2D structure of Trilaurin

2,3-di(dodecanoyloxy)propyl dodecanoate

PubChem CID 10851 ↗

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. 2Trilaurin. PubChem CID 10851. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRILAURIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRILAURIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRILAURIN