The sodium salt of a lactylate of a C10 fatty acid, used as an emulsifier.
What it is
Sodium caproyl lactylate is, according to its CosIng chemical name, the sodium salt of the ester of decanoic (capric) acid with lactyl lactate, a dimer of lactic acid; it is an anionic surfactant of the acyl lactylate type. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying surfactant.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
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 was obtained from natural sources or made synthetically.
Functions
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.