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Glyceryl Laurate
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A softening, emulsifying ingredient made from glycerin and lauric acid.
What it does
It’s glycerin joined to one lauric acid, a fatty acid plentiful in coconut oil.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as an emollient (gives skin a soft, smooth look) and an emulsifier (helps oil and water mix).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2020) judged 44 glyceryl esters safe as used, and glyceryl laurate is named in their conclusion. In one patch test, 25% glyceryl laurate was put on 107 people, 93 of whom finished, and it was judged to cause allergy under that test’s conditions. Some of these esters, glyceryl laurate among them, help other ingredients pass into skin, so the reviewers asked makers to take care what they pair them with.Fiume 2020 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
glyceryl monolaurate, monolaurin
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