SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE
Decanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, sodium salt (1:1) Dodecanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, sodium salt (1:1)
SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
Sodium capryl lactylate
- IUPAC name
- sodium 2-(2-decanoyloxypropanoyloxy)propanoate
- Molecular formula
- C16H27NaO6
- Molecular weight
- 338.37 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 338.17053286 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 92.7 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID101371221
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
The Panel concluded that the following alkanoyl lactyl lactate salts are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment, when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing, which may be based on a QRA or other accepted methodologies...Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- IUPAC name
- sodium 2-(2-dodecanoyloxypropanoyloxy)propanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H31NaO6
- Molecular weight
- 366.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 366.20183299 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 92.7 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
9 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID90891888
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
What the official INCI name states
The official label is a composite INCI name with 2 named source-material segments. Each segment must be reconciled with the supplier specification.
- Identity type from wording
- composite
- Named source segments
- 2
Review parsed source-name segments
- SODIUM CAPROYL
- LAUROYL LACTYLATE
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Inventory details for SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE
INCI name
SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE
Description
Decanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, sodium salt (1:1)
Dodecanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, sodium salt (1:1)
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 89802
- Imported identity
- SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE
- Source update
- 10/07/2015
Annex records for SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE
Key data
- ANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Preventing or relieving the symptoms of seborrhea and/or seborrheic dermatitis, including dandruff.
- ANTIMICROBIAL
- Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- CLEANSING
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
- SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE is also tagged with 5 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for SODIUM CAPROYL/LAUROYL LACTYLATE from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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