Natural Claim Status of Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate (Synthetic Ceramide)

Based on the INCI name Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, this ingredient is a complex ester synthesized from several components, which may include fatty acids (like lauric acid), alcohols (like octyldodecanol), phytosterols, and glutamic acid. While some of these starting materials can be derived from natural sources (e.g., fatty acids from plants, phytosterols from plants, glutamic acid often produced via fermentation), the final ingredient is created through chemical reactions (esterification).

Therefore, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate is generally considered a synthetic or semi-synthetic ingredient, not a purely natural one, even if its building blocks originate from nature. You typically cannot claim it as a "natural ingredient" in a strict sense.