Caprylate/Caprate Triglyceride ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a lightweight emollient and carrier oil that improves slip, spreadability, and a non-greasy skin feel. It also helps dissolve oil-soluble actives, pigments, and fragrance materials in anhydrous and emulsion formulas.
What does Caprylate/Caprate Triglyceride do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a lightweight emollient and carrier oil that improves slip, spreadability, and a non-greasy skin feel. It also helps dissolve oil-soluble actives, pigments, and fragrance materials in anhydrous and emulsion formulas.
Is Caprylate/Caprate Triglyceride clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well tolerated, low in odor, and not a common sensitizer. It has broad acceptance in clean standards with little restricted-list friction when sourced and processed appropriately.
Is Caprylate/Caprate Triglyceride sustainable?
This material is usually made from plant-derived fatty acids and glycerin, commonly from coconut or palm-kernel supply chains. It is readily biodegradable, but palm-linked sourcing benefits from traceability and certification.
Is Caprylate/Caprate Triglyceride COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted in COSMOS-natural formulas and can be used in COSMOS-organic products when the feedstocks and processing meet the standard. Its Green Chemistry profile is strong because it can come from renewable inputs, is biodegradable, and is made through relatively simple ester chemistry.
How does Caprylate/Caprate Triglyceride work chemically?
The molecule is a triester of glycerin with eight- and ten-carbon saturated fatty acids, giving it low viscosity, good spreading, and better oxidation stability than many unsaturated oils. It is commonly used around 1-20% in creams, lotions, oils, and balms, and it remains stable across typical cosmetic pH because it sits in the oil phase.
Last updated 2026-05-15