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Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
aka caprylic capric triglyceride · MCT oil cosmetic grade · fractionated coconut oil · medium chain triglyceride
Most widely used emollient and carrier oil in clean and prestige cosmetics. Colourless, odourless, oxidation-stable profile makes it the preferred vehicle for oil-based serums and peptide formulations.
- Oxidation-stable carrier oil
- Lightweight non-greasy emollient
- Odourless and colourless
- Excellent solvent for lipophilic actives
- Low comedogenicity
- Oil-based serums
- Emulsion oil phases
- Anhydrous balms
- Retinol and bakuchiol vehicles
- Tinted moisturiser bases
Liquid at room temperature; low viscosity. Extremely stable — no antioxidant protection needed at standard use. Miscible with silicones and cosmetic esters.
No meaningful safety concerns. Some coconut-derived supply chain questions for consumers concerned about coconut oil ethics — caprylic/capric TG is fractionated and different from whole coconut oil.
Universally accepted in clean beauty. EWG rating 1–2. One of the safest functional carrier oils available.
The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
aka caprylic capric triglyceride · MCT oil cosmetic grade · fractionated coconut oil · medium chain triglyceride
Most widely used emollient and carrier oil in clean and prestige cosmetics. Colourless, odourless, oxidation-stable profile makes it the preferred vehicle for oil-based serums and peptide formulations.
- Oxidation-stable carrier oil
- Lightweight non-greasy emollient
- Odourless and colourless
- Excellent solvent for lipophilic actives
- Low comedogenicity
- Oil-based serums
- Emulsion oil phases
- Anhydrous balms
- Retinol and bakuchiol vehicles
- Tinted moisturiser bases
Liquid at room temperature; low viscosity. Extremely stable — no antioxidant protection needed at standard use. Miscible with silicones and cosmetic esters.
No meaningful safety concerns. Some coconut-derived supply chain questions for consumers concerned about coconut oil ethics — caprylic/capric TG is fractionated and different from whole coconut oil.
Universally accepted in clean beauty. EWG rating 1–2. One of the safest functional carrier oils available.