Database/Anti-Seborrheic/Undecylenoyl Glycine
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Undecylenoyl Glycine natural?

Yes. Amide of undecylenic acid (from cracking castor oil's ricinoleic acid) and glycine; both feedstocks natural.

INCI nameUndecylenoyl Glycine
CAS54301-26-7
FormulaC13H23NO3 · 241.33 Da
FunctionAnti-Seborrheic · Antimicrobial
FeedstockProduced by acylating glycine with undecylenic acid, obtained…

How we scored it

Undecylenic acid (castor-oil derived) + glycine (fermentation amino acid); condensation water/HCl not counted → 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

Produced by acylating glycine with undecylenic acid, obtained by pyrolysing ricinoleic acid from castor oil. No significant petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

A deodorant, anti-microbial ingredient combining castor-oil-derived undecylenic acid with the amino acid glycine. Used in deodorants and scalp products to help manage odour and oiliness.

CosIng definition: Undecylenoyl Glycine is the acylation product of glycine with undecylenic acid chloride. It conforms to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of Undecylenoyl Glycine

2-(undec-10-enoylamino)acetic acid

PubChem CID 10037355 ↗

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. 2Undecylenoyl Glycine. PubChem CID 10037355. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3UNDECYLENOYL GLYCINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4UNDECYLENOYL GLYCINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UNDECYLENOYL%20GLYCINE