Database/Antistatic/Decylamine Oxide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Decylamine Oxide natural?

Mostly. The C10 fatty chain is oleochemical, typically coconut-derived; the dimethylamine-oxide head group comes from synthetic dimethylamine and hydrogen peroxide.

INCI nameDecylamine Oxide
CAS2605-79-0
FormulaC12H27NO · 201.35 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade by reacting a coconut-derived decyl fatty chain…

How we scored it

Decyl chain C10H21 (141.3 Da, oleochemical) / total C12H27NO (201.35 Da); dimethylamine-oxide head C2H6NO (60.1 Da) from synthetic dimethylamine is petrochemical. 141.3/201.35=0.70.
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 by reacting a coconut-derived decyl fatty chain with dimethylamine, then oxidizing with hydrogen peroxide. The head group's methyl carbons are petrochemical.

In plain English

A surfactant made from a coconut-derived C10 fatty chain combined with a small synthetic dimethylamine-oxide head group. Used in cleansers to boost foam and reduce static.

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Structure

2D structure of Decylamine Oxide

N,N-dimethyldecan-1-amine oxide

PubChem CID 62452 ↗

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. 2Decylamine Oxide. PubChem CID 62452. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DECYLAMINE OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DECYLAMINE OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DECYLAMINE%20OXIDE