Database/Antistatic/Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Milk Protein natural?

Mostly. The milk peptide, coconut chain and chloride are natural; the linker and the dimethylamino head are petrochemical.

INCI nameCocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockHydrolysed milk protein quaternised with a coco-dimethyl-hydroxypropylammonium chloride…

How we scored it

Per ~1,100 Da of milk peptide (natural) one coco-dimethyl-hydroxypropylammonium chloride group: the coco chain and chloride are natural, the hydroxypropyl linker and N(CH3)2 head petrochemical → 0.93. Same as Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein and Silk.
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

Hydrolysed milk protein quaternised with a coco-dimethyl-hydroxypropylammonium chloride reagent.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient made from milk protein and coconut-derived fatty amine, given a mild positive charge so it clings to hair and skin. Mostly natural, with a small synthetic linker group.

CosIng definition: Protein hydrolyzates, milk, 2-hydroxy-3-(N-coco-alkyl-N,N-dimethylammonio)propyl derivatives, chlorides

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