Hydroxylauric Acid

Hydroxylauric Acid

AKA “2-Hydroxydodecanoic acid, 2-Hydroxylauric acid, 2-hydroxy lauric acid, Dodecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 62H8XD5QSU, 2-OH-C12, EINECS 221-048-0, NSC-39025, DL-2-HYDROXYLAURIC ACID”

Acid

Ingredient Facts

Hydroxylauric acid

AKA: 2-Hydroxydodecanoic acid, 2-Hydroxylauric acid, 2-hydroxy lauric acid, Dodecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 62H8XD5QSU, 2-OH-C12, EINECS 221-048-0, NSC-39025, DL-2-HYDROXYLAURIC ACID

Acid · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Skin Conditioner

Acid

Not Clean

2-hydroxydodecanoic acid is a monohydroxy fatty acid with a lauric acid core substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group, which confers chirality; a component of cellular lipids in Pseudomonas strains. It is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid and a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a dodecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxydodecanoate.

Formula

C12H24O3

Mol. Weight

216.32

CAS #

2984-55-6

Form

Liquid

State

Solid

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Functions

Skin Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Locks in moisture

Traditional Use

A synthetic fatty acid derivative developed for modern cosmetics as an emollient and skin-conditioning agent. No traditional use; created in the 20th century to provide specific texture and stability properties in contemporary formulations.