Capric Triglyercides ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a lightweight emollient and carrier oil that improves slip, spreadability, and cushion without a heavy finish. It also helps disperse oil-soluble actives, pigments, and scent materials.
What does Capric Triglyercides do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a lightweight emollient and carrier oil that improves slip, spreadability, and cushion without a heavy finish. It also helps disperse oil-soluble actives, pigments, and scent materials.
Is Capric Triglyercides clean?
It is generally well tolerated, low in scent, and not a common sensitizer, so it has a strong clean-standard profile. The main review point is feedstock documentation, since coconut and palm-kernel sources can look identical on an ingredient list.
Is Capric Triglyercides sustainable?
This material is usually plant-derived from coconut or palm-kernel feedstocks and is readily biodegradable. Its sustainability profile is strong when the supply chain is traceable, with palm-related sourcing as the main caveat.
Is Capric Triglyercides COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when made from allowed plant-derived feedstocks and compliant processing. It aligns well with Green Chemistry through renewable carbon, low reactivity, and ready biodegradability, with sourcing traceability as the main caveat.
How does Capric Triglyercides work chemically?
Chemically, this material is a neutral glycerin triester dominated by medium-chain saturated C10 fatty-acid residues, which gives it low color, low odor, and good oxidative stability. It is commonly used around 1 to 20% in emulsions and much higher in anhydrous oils or balms, is not pH-dependent, and co-formulates well with esters, waxes, silicones, and UV filters.
Last updated 2026-05-14