Database/Antistatic/Cocotrimonium Methosulfate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Cocotrimonium Methosulfate natural?

Mostly. Coco fatty chain and sulfate group are natural; the trimethylammonium methyls and the methosulfate's methyl are petrochemical.

INCI nameCocotrimonium Methosulfate
CAS68002-60-8
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockMade from coconut-derived fatty amine, fully methylated with…

How we scored it

Est. coco C12H25+N 183 natural (oleochemical fatty amine) + SO4 96 natural (mineral); petrochemical 3xCH3 45 (quaternising methyls) + CH3 15 (methosulfate methyl) -> 279/340 = 0.82 (coco chain approximated as C12, no formula given)
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 coconut-derived fatty amine, fully methylated with a petrochemical methylating agent to a quaternary ammonium salt, and paired with a methyl sulfate counterion. No formula was supplied, so a representative C12 coco chain was assumed.

In plain English

A conditioning agent made from coconut-derived fatty alkyl chains attached to a methylated ammonium head, paired with a methyl sulfate salt. Used in hair conditioners for antistatic and softening effects.

CosIng definition: Quaternary ammonium compounds, coco alkyltrimethyl, Me sulfates

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