Is lauroyl lysine made from coconut?
Lauroyl lysine is made by joining lauric acid to lysine, an amino acid. The lauric acid comes from coconut oil or palm kernel oil, and the label does not say which.
It is used in make-up to coat powders and pigments so they feel silky and stay on the skin. Look for it in eyeshadows, pressed powders, blushes and long-wear lipsticks.
More often than not, this one turns out to be coconut or palm kernel, so it holds a product’s verdict open on its own.
On a label: lauroyl lysine · lauroil lisina
Products we checked that contain it
2 of the 115 products in the registry. Each one read off the packet by a person, with the date.
Can’t be verified (2)
What the companies said
Where a company has told us what plant their version comes from, it is on their page, quoted and dated.
- L’OréalWaitingL’Oréal owns L’Oréal Paris, L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Maybelline and Garnier. None of them publishes a working consumer contact form or email for Central America, so on 1 October 2026 one email went to the only address the group’s Central America office prints on its sites, asking it to pass the question to consumer care: which plant the glycerin, fatty alcohols, caprylyl glycol and other fatty-acid ingredients in these products are made from, and the full ingredient list of Magic Retouch, whose can carries none. No reply yet.
- DiorWaitingAsked on 30 September 2026 which plant the caprylyl glycol, steareth- and lauroyl lysine in two products are made from. No reply yet.
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Reactions to refined derivatives vary from person to person. This list helps you ask better questions; your allergist decides what you avoid. Educational only, not medical advice. Always confirm with your allergist.