Database/Antiplaque/Delmopinol HCl
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Delmopinol HCl natural?

Mostly not. The morpholine ring, branched propylheptyl chain and hydroxyethyl group come from petrochemical amines, oxo alcohols and ethylene oxide; only the hydrochloride counts as mineral.

INCI nameDelmopinol HCl
CAS98092-92-3
FunctionAntiplaque · Cleansing
FeedstockFully synthetic morpholine derivative made from petrochemical building…

How we scored it

Delmopinol C16H33NO2 271.4 (morpholine ring, 4-propylheptyl, hydroxyethyl) petrochemical; HCl 36.5 mineral. 36.5 / 307.9 = 0.12.
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

Fully synthetic morpholine derivative made from petrochemical building blocks and isolated as the hydrochloride. No natural-origin route is known.

In plain English

A synthetic morpholine-based compound used in mouthrinses to help stop plaque sticking to teeth. It is made by chemical synthesis from petrochemical building blocks and supplied as its hydrochloride salt.

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