Database/Antistatic/Didecyldimonium Chloride
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Didecyldimonium Chloride natural?

Mostly. Two coconut-derived decyl chains and chloride are natural; the two N-methyl groups come from a petrochemical methylating agent.

INCI nameDidecyldimonium Chloride
CAS7173-51-5
FormulaC22H48ClN · 362.1 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockDidecylamine, made from coconut/palm-kernel-derived decyl alcohol, is quaternised…

How we scored it

Didecyl fatty amine + Cl- (oleochemical/mineral, natural) 332 Da; 2x N-methyl from methyl chloride (petrochemical) 30 Da. 332/362 = 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

Didecylamine, made from coconut/palm-kernel-derived decyl alcohol, is quaternised with methyl chloride and isolated as the chloride salt. The methylation reagent is the only petrochemical input.

In plain English

A conditioning and antistatic ingredient with two fatty chains, typically from coconut oil, attached to a nitrogen centre. Small methyl groups added during manufacture come from petrochemical sources.

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Structure

2D structure of Didecyldimonium Chloride

didecyl(dimethyl)azanium chloride

PubChem CID 23558 ↗

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. 2Didecyldimonium Chloride. PubChem CID 23558. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIDECYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIDECYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIDECYLDIMONIUM%20CHLORIDE