SODIUM LAURYL GLUCOSE CARBOXYLATE

Synonyms:
Sodium carboxymethyl ether of Lauryl Glucoside; Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate; sodyum lauril glikoz karboksilat; Sodium lauryl glycol carboxylate; 119793-28-1; Beaulight SHAA; 2-Hydroxydodecyloxyacetic acid monosodium salt; SCHEMBL7137254; Acetic acid, ((2-hydroxydodecyl)oxy)-, monosodium salt; DTXSID10923115; Acetic acid, 2-((2-hydroxydodecyl)oxy)-, sodium salt (1:1); Sodium [(2-hydroxydodecyl)oxy]acetate; 2-Hydroxydodecyloxyacetic acid sodium salt ; Q27270685; Sodyum carboxymethyl ether of Lauryl Glucoside; Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate; sodium lauril glikoz karboksilat; Sodium carboxy methyl ether of Lauryl Glucoside; Sodium lauryl glukose carboxylate; sodyum lauril glikoze karboksilat; Sodium lauril glucose carboxylate; sodyum lauryil glikoz karboksilat; sodiyum lauril glikose karboksilat;  sodyum lauril glikose karboksilat; Sodium lauryl glicose carboxylate; Sodium lauryl glucose karboksilate

SODIUM LAURYL GLUCOSE CARBOXYLATE

Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate

Derived from: coconut
Pronunciation: (ˈsō-dē-əmˈlȯr-əl ˈglü-ˌkōs car·box·yl·ate)
Type: Naturally-derived
What Is Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate?
Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate is a yellow liquid derived from coconut.[1] Coconuts grow on the cocos nucifera, or coconut palm tree, around the world in lowland tropical and subtropical areas where annual precipitation is low.[2,3] Widely cultivated, healthy coconut palms produce 50 nuts per year, and the tree can be used to produce everything from food and drink to fibers, building materials, and natural ingredients.[4,5]

What Does Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate Do in Our products?
Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate is a surfactant that allows water, oil and dirt to mix, allowing things to become clean. It is also a foam booster and conditioning agent.[6] It can be found in personal care products such as shampoo, body wash, facial cleanser, exfoliants, makeup remover, and other items.[7]

Why Puracy Uses Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate
We use sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate as a biodegradable surfactant and cleanser. Whole Foods has deemed the ingredient acceptable in its body care quality standards.[9] Research shows the ingredient is typically not a strong skin irritant or sensitizer.[10,11,12]

How Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate Is Made
Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate is an alkyl polyglucoside made by reacting corn starch with a fatty alcohol to produce a highly biodegradable surfactant.

We try to be careful about what we put on our skin. We purchase products from reputable companies. We read ingredient labels, and avoid anything that sounds too chemical or harsh.

But there are exceptions to the rules. Sometimes our first instincts are wrong. Take the following two ingredients, for example:

Sodium lauryl sulfate
Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate
They look similar, right? And they both look, well, chemical. Which means bad, right?

Not necessarily. In fact, one of these ingredients is a sheep in wolf’s clothing, and a very good-for-your-skin sheep at that.

Do you know which one?

What is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate?
This is a common ingredient in cleansing products. You’re likely to see it in standard brands of facial cleansers, body washes, shampoos, and other similar items. Called “SLS” for short, it’s a surfactant made by treating lauryl alcohol (from coconut or palm kernel oil) with sulfur trioxade gas, oleum (fuming sulfuric acid), or chlorosulfuric acid to produce hydrogen lauryl sulfate, which is then neutralized with sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate to produce SLS.

This product is an effective cleanser but is too harsh and irritating for skin. It’s highly corrosive, which means it can remove oil and grease—but do you want that effect on your skin? Despite its irritating nature, it’s used in the cosmetic industry as well as in laundry products, engine degreasers, carpet cleaners, car wash soaps, and in other industrial cleaning applications.

Studies have verified that this ingredient can be damaging. In the International Journal of Toxicology, researchers noted that it had a “degenerative effect on the cell membranes because of its protein denaturing properties,” and that it could cause skin irritation and corrosion. Researchers later wrote, “The longer these ingredients stay in contact with the skin, the greater the likelihood of irritation, which may or may not be evident to the user.”

They add in their discussion of the study that the ingredient was found to cause “severe epidermal changes” where it was applied, and that it could also damage the hair follicle (when used in hair-care products).

Even worse—a solution containing a 1-5 percent sodium lauryl sulfate caused acne! The researchers wrote:

“These two problems—possible hair loss and comedone [pimple] formation—along with proven irritancy, should be considered in the formulation of cosmetic products.”

Their conclusion was that as long as SLS is included at less than one percent and is rinsed off immediately, it appears to be safe. That’s not good enough for most of our customers, especially considering that we use cleansing products a couple times a day, every day, for most of our lives. This is an ingredient that with repeated use can cause hair and skin damage.

So the first ingredient is definitely a no-no. But what about the second — sodium lauryl glucoside carboxylate?

What is Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate?
This ingredient has to be similar to SLS, right? Potentially just as damaging?

Nope. And this is where skin care can get confusing.

It’s a similar name, and it’s also a cleaning ingredient, but it’s much nicer to skin. To begin with, it lacks the “sulfate” part of the name, which identifies an ingredient as a salt of sulfuric acid. We don’t have any acid going on in this ingredient. So goodbye harsh irritant!

Lauryl glucoside belongs to a class of ingredients called “glucosides” which are made by bonding the base group with sugar (instead of sulfuric acid).

Salicylic acid, for example (found in oily skin care products), comes from salicin, which is a glucoside—a combination of salicyl alcohol and glucose (and found naturally in willow bark).

To make sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, lauryl alcohol—an essential fatty acid derived from coconut—is combined with glucose to produce lauryl glucoside, a mild, gentle cleanser that doesn’t dry skin or strip it of it’s natural oil.

Ideal for use in facial cleansers and hair care products, it’s listed on the Safe Cosmetics Database and the GoodGuide database as being extremely safe. In addition, it’s approved for use in certified organic cosmetics by both the Organic Food Federation and EcoCert.

The nice thing about this ingredient is that even though it’s non-irritating and gentle, it has an excellent performance profile in cleansing products, getting skin clean without damaging it. Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate is a “sodium carboxymethyl ether” of lauryl glucoside, which simply means that it is a derivative of lauryl glucoside that’s a more economical form of the ingredient.

Did We Clear It Up?
We hope that this explanation clears up the difference for our readers! When you see the word “glucoside” in any ingredient, remember that it comes from glucose (sugar), and that is a much better source than sulfuric acid!

As we move towards using INCI names on our products, we feel it's important to inform you about that these long ingredient names mean. Often we're told ‘if you can't pronounce the ingredient, you probably shouldn't use it,' but this is of course an oversimplification.

Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate is a sugar based surfactant used as an emulsifier and stabilizer in creams and lotions. It is produced from naturally occurring raw materials using natural processes and is perfectly safe with no adverse effects.

This ingredient is approved for use in certified organic cosmetics by both Organic Food Federation and EcoCert.

SODIUM LAURYL GLUCOSE CARBOXYLATE
SODIUM LAURYL GLUCOSE CARBOXYLATE is classified as :
Cleansing
Surfactant
COSING REF No:    59276
Chem/IUPAC Name:    Sodium carboxymethyl ether of Lauryl Glucoside

sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate
Rating: GOOD
Categories: Cleansing Agents
A gentle cleansing agent that may be derived from coconut or made synthetically.

Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
* A surfactant * Also seen as Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
Very little information is available regarding Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, although according to TriNature.com, it is a foaming agent that is derived from glucoside from coconut and corn. It is also used as a natural replacement for the ingredient known as sodium laureth sulfate, or SLES. It is seen in cosmetics and personal care products as a surfactant, most often in cleansing formulas such as mild facial washes and special sulfate-free shampoos 

Functions:

Very little information is available regarding Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate it is a foaming agent that is derived from glucoside from coconut and corn. It is also used as a natural replacement for the ingredient known as sodium laureth sulfate, or SLES. It is seen in cosmetics and personal care products as a surfactant, most often in cleansing formulas such as mild facial washes and special sulfate-free shampoos .

Safety Measures/Side Effects:

No studies were found that reported any negative side effects regarding the use of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, although it is not reviewed by the Cosmetics Database or EWG. It is considered a milder form or alternative to sodium laureth sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate. (Sodium lauryl sulfate has been linked to cases of contact dermatitis and other irritation, in part because of its ability change the structure of proteins, while sodium laureth sulfate does not cause this reaction but can still be irritating.)

Lauryl Glucoside and Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
Plant derived mild surfactants made from coconut oil. Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate is a sugar based surfactant used as an emulsifier and stabilizer, it is produced from naturally occurring raw materials using natural processes and is safe with no adverse effects.

Molecular Weight of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    282.35 g/mol      2.1  
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    1     
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    4     
Rotatable Bond Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    13     
Exact Mass of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    282.180704 g/mol      2.1  
Monoisotopic Mass of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    282.180704 g/mol      2.1  
Topological Polar Surface Area of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    69.6 Ų     
Heavy Atom Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    19     
Formal Charge of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    0     
Complexity of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    200     
Isotope Atom Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    0     
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    0     
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    1     
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    0     
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    0     
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate:    2     
Compound  of Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate Is Canonicalized?:    Yes