A medium-chain fatty acid.
What it is
Capric acid (decanoic acid) is a saturated fatty acid with 10 carbon atoms, found for example in coconut and palm kernel oil. CosIng lists it as cleansing, emulsifying, fragrance and perfuming.
Where it is used
Found in soaps, cleansers, creams and as a building block of esters such as caprylic/capric triglyceride.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not reveal whether it comes from plant oils or another source.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- 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).
- Perfuming
- Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (52)
- Dove Renewing Glow Body wash · Dove
- Frizz Shield Spray · Moroccanoil
- Dove Gel Douche Soin Apaisant 750ml · Unilever
- Shower Gel Reviving 450 ml · UNILEVER NORGE AS
- Hand soap · Delhaize
- Shampooing réparateur · Pouce
- Shampoing technique lisse · Cosmia
- Shampoing extra doux · Cosmia
- Gel douche parfum amande · Pouce
- Shower Gel Deeply Nourishing 450 ml · UNILEVER NORGE AS
- Gel douche - bain moussant · Pouce
- Shampoing antipelliculaire réparateur · Cosmia