Database/Hair Dyeing/4,4′-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is 4,4′-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate natural?

Mostly not. A petrochemical aromatic diamine hair-dye precursor, partly offset by its mineral sulfate salt form.

INCI name4,4′-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate
CAS6369-04-6
FormulaC12H15N3O4S · 297.33 Da
FunctionHair Dyeing
Feedstock4,4'-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate is manufactured by chemical synthesis from…

How we scored it

Petrochemical triaminodiphenylamine free base 199.25 Da + H2SO4 (mineral sulfate, natural) 98.08 Da = 297.33 Da; 98.08/297.33 = 0.33
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

4,4'-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate is manufactured by chemical synthesis from petrochemical aniline-derived aromatic amines, then isolated as the sulfate salt using mineral-derived sulfuric acid.

In plain English

A synthetic hair-dye ingredient made from man-made aromatic chemicals, isolated as a sulfate salt. Most of its weight comes from the synthetic dye portion rather than the mineral salt part.

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Structure

2D structure of 4,4′-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate

4-N-(4-aminophenyl)benzene-1,4-diamine;sulfuric acid

PubChem CID 104599 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 24,4′-Diaminodiphenylamine Sulfate. PubChem CID 104599. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 34,4′-DIAMINODIPHENYLAMINE SULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 44,4'-DIAMINODIPHENYLAMINE SULFATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=4%2C4%27-DIAMINODIPHENYLAMINE%20SULFATE