Database/Buffering/Aminomethyl Propanediol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Aminomethyl Propanediol natural?

No. AMP is a fully synthetic amino-alcohol, analogous to this site's synthetic-amine examples such as triethanolamine.

INCI nameAminomethyl Propanediol
CAS115-69-5
FormulaC4H11NO2 · 105.14 Da
FunctionBuffering · Fragrance
FeedstockAminomethyl Propanediol is manufactured by chemical synthesis from…

How we scored it

Small synthetic amino-alcohol buffer made via petrochemical synthesis (e.g. nitroethane/formaldehyde route), no natural building blocks → 0.0
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.

How it’s made

Henry reaction of nitroethane with formaldehyde (key step; second addition and reduction named). The film draws the key step and names the steps after it. Each curved arrow moves one electron pair, and the film ends on the score above.

Where it comes from

Aminomethyl Propanediol is manufactured by chemical synthesis from petrochemical precursors. It has no natural or renewable production route used in cosmetics.

In plain English

A pH-adjusting ingredient that keeps formulas at the right acidity. It is a small molecule made entirely through industrial chemical synthesis, not derived from plants or animals.

CosIng definition: Aminomethyl Propanediol is a substituted aliphatic diol that conforms to the formula.

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Structure

2D structure of Aminomethyl Propanediol

2-amino-2-methylpropane-1,3-diol

PubChem CID 1531 ↗

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. 2Aminomethyl Propanediol. PubChem CID 1531. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3AMINOMETHYL PROPANEDIOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4AMINOMETHYL PROPANEDIOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMINOMETHYL%20PROPANEDIOL