Database/Cleansing/Babassuamidopropylamine Oxide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Babassuamidopropylamine Oxide natural?

Mostly. Fatty acyl group from babassu oil (lauric-rich) is natural; the dimethylaminopropylamine backbone and N-oxide are petrochemical.

INCI nameBabassuamidopropylamine Oxide
CAS124046-26-0
FunctionCleansing · Foaming
FeedstockMade by condensing babassu oil fatty acids with…

How we scored it

Lauroyl (babassu) C12H23O 183.3 Da natural; -NH-C3H6-N(CH3)2 + N-oxide O, 117.2 Da petrochemical (DMAPA-derived); total 300.5 → 0.61.
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

Made by condensing babassu oil fatty acids with synthetic dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA), then oxidizing the amine to an amine oxide. DMAPA is a petrochemical building block.

In plain English

A foam-boosting and conditioning surfactant used in shampoos and cleansers. Made from babassu nut oil combined with a synthetic petrochemical amine, then given an extra oxygen atom.

CosIng definition: Propane, 1-dimethylamino-3-[(1-oxobabassu)amino]-, N-oxide

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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. 2BABASSUAMIDOPROPYLAMINE OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3BABASSUAMIDOPROPYLAMINE OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BABASSUAMIDOPROPYLAMINE%20OXIDE