Official EU label nameGlossary entry 14995

LAURIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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CAS:143-07-7

EC:205-582-1

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LAURIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Dodecanoic acid

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LAURIC ACID

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 143-07-7

CAS 143-07-7PubChem CID 3893

Lauric Acid

Dodecanoic acid is a straight-chain, twelve-carbon medium-chain saturated fatty acid with strong bactericidal properties; the main fatty acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a plant metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a dodecanoate. It derives from a hydride of a dodecane. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: dodecanoic acid

Molecular formula: C12H24O2
Molecular weight: 200.32 g/mol
Exact mass: 200.177630004 Da
XLogP3: 4.2
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

n-Dodecanoic acidDodecylic acidLaurostearic acidVulvic acidDodecoic acidDuodecylic acid1-Undecanecarboxylic acidAliphat No. 4

16 more reported names

Ninol AA62 ExtraWecoline 1295Hydrofol acid 1255Hydrofol acid 1295Univol U-314Duodecyclic acidHystrene 9512Lauric acid, pureLaurinsaeureUndecane-1-carboxylic acidNSC-5026C-1297FEMA No. 2614Philacid 1200C12:0Emery 651

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:30805
ChEMBL:CHEMBL108766
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5021590
PubMed:31199497
PubMed:29976573
PubMed:29968805
PubMed:23123711
PubMed:23095892
PubMed:23077821
PubMed:23057589
PubMed:23043267
PubMed:23038815
PubMed:23038814
PubMed:23017424
PubMed:22986332

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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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