Database/Cleansing/Behenamine Oxide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Behenamine Oxide natural?

Mostly. Behenyl chain derives from behenic/erucic fatty acid (rapeseed origin); the two methyl groups come from petrochemical methanol; the amine oxide is treated as non-natural.

INCI nameBehenamine Oxide
CAS26483-35-2
FormulaC24H51NO · 369.7 Da
FunctionCleansing · Foaming
FeedstockMade from behenyl (C22, typically rapeseed/canola-derived) fatty amine,…

How we scored it

Behenyl C22H45 (natural, 309.6) vs N(CH3)2->O (methanol-derived methyls, petrochemical, 60.1); total 369.7. 309.6/369.7 = 0.84.
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 from behenyl (C22, typically rapeseed/canola-derived) fatty amine, N,N-dimethylated with methanol-derived methyl groups and then oxidised. A mild foam-boosting surfactant.

In plain English

A mild cleansing ingredient made from a long-chain fatty amine (typically from rapeseed/canola) reacted with methyl groups and oxidised. Helps build foam and stabilise formulas.

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Structure

2D structure of Behenamine Oxide

N,N-dimethyldocosan-1-amine oxide

PubChem CID 22481610 ↗

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. 2Behenamine Oxide. PubChem CID 22481610. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BEHENAMINE OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BEHENAMINE OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BEHENAMINE%20OXIDE