Database/Emollient/Trilauryl Citrate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Trilauryl Citrate natural?

Yes. Triester of fermentation citric acid and coconut-derived lauryl alcohol; no petrochemical fragment under the default assumption.

INCI nameTrilauryl Citrate
CAS65277-53-4
FormulaC42H80O7 · 697.1 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by esterifying citric acid, from fermented sugars,…

How we scored it

Citric acid (fermentation, natural) esterified with 3x lauryl alcohol (C12 oleochemical, natural by default). All-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 citric acid, from fermented sugars, with lauryl alcohol, typically derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. A petrochemical Ziegler/oxo route to lauryl alcohol also exists industry-wide.

In plain English

An emollient that softens and conditions skin. It's made from citric acid, produced by fermenting sugar, and a fatty alcohol usually derived from coconut oil.

Structure

2D structure of Trilauryl Citrate

tridodecyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate

PubChem CID 3017589 ↗

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. 2Trilauryl Citrate. PubChem CID 3017589. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRILAURYL CITRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRILAURYL CITRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRILAURYL%20CITRATE