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

Is Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein natural?

Mostly. Soy peptide backbone and coco fatty chain are natural; the hydroxypropyl linker and dimethyl groups come from petrochemical epichlorohydrin and dimethylamine.

INCI nameCocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockHydrolyzed soy protein is reacted with a coco-alkyl…

How we scored it

Assumed DS~1/1000Da: natural protein(1000)+coco C12 chain(169)+Cl-(35)=1204; petrochemical hydroxypropyl+dimethyl(102, from epichlorohydrin+dimethylamine). 1204/1306≈0.92.
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

Hydrolyzed soy protein is reacted with a coco-alkyl dimethylamine through a petrochemical epichlorohydrin-derived hydroxypropyl linker to give a cationic conditioning/cleansing agent. The coconut fatty chain and protein dominate the mass at assumed low substitution.

In plain English

A conditioning and cleansing ingredient combining soy protein with a coconut-derived fatty chain and a mild positive charge. Most of its structure comes from soy and coconut, with a small synthetic linking group.

CosIng definition: 2-Hydroxy-1-propanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-(coco-alkyl)-, 3-hydrolyzed soy protein, 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 SOY PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3COCODIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED SOY 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%20SOY%20PROTEIN