Database/Behenamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Behenamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate natural?

Mostly. The behenic C22 fatty amide is oleochemical, and chloride and phosphate are both mineral ions, so all three count as natural origin, the same way they are credited in the stearamidopropyl analogue. Only the DMAPA-derived propylamine bridge, the dimethylamino group and the propylene glycol arm are petrochemical.

INCI nameBehenamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
FormulaC90H186Cl3N6O10P · 1649.8 Da
FeedstockBehenic acid from vegetable oil is amidated with…

How we scored it

The supplied formula C90H186Cl3N6O10P covers three behenamidopropyl units sharing one phosphate and weighs 1649.85 Da. Natural origin is three behenoyl groups (3 x C22H43O = 970.74 Da) plus three chloride counter-ions (106.35 Da) plus the phosphate group PO4 (94.97 Da) = 1172.06 Da. Petrochemical is the propyl bridges, dimethylamino nitrogens and propylene-glycol carbons, 477.79 Da. So 1172.06/1649.85 = 0.71.
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

Behenic acid from vegetable oil is amidated with dimethylaminopropylamine and quaternised using propylene-oxide chemistry, with chloride and phosphate counter-ions. The structure was read from the supplied cluster formula rather than a published structure.

In plain English

A hair-conditioning ingredient built from a fatty behenic acid tail linked through a synthetic propyl and phosphate-containing core. The fatty portion usually comes from vegetable oil; the linking chemistry is synthetic.

CosIng definition: Behenamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate is the quaternary ammonium salt that conforms generally to the formula: (structure)

Structure

2D structure of Behenamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate

[3-bis[3-[3-(docosanoylamino)propyl-dimethylazaniumyl]-2-hydroxypropoxy]phosphoryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl]-[3-(docosanoylamino)propyl]-dimethylazanium trichloride

PubChem CID 135390861 ↗

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. 2Behenamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate. PubChem CID 135390861. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BEHENAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BEHENAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BEHENAMIDOPROPYL%20PG-DIMONIUM%20CHLORIDE%20PHOSPHATE