Database/Antistatic/Dihydroxyethyl Lauramine Oxide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Dihydroxyethyl Lauramine Oxide natural?

Mostly. Lauryl chain is coconut/palm-derived fatty amine; the two hydroxyethyl groups are from petrochemical ethylene oxide; the amine and its oxide are treated as non-natural.

INCI nameDihydroxyethyl Lauramine Oxide
CAS2530-44-1
FormulaC16H35NO3 · 289.45 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade from lauryl (coconut or palm-derived) amine reacted…

How we scored it

Lauryl C12H25 (natural, 169.3) vs N+O+2xC2H4O (petro-associated, 120.1); total 289.5. 169.3/289.5 = 0.58.
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 lauryl (coconut or palm-derived) amine reacted with two units of petrochemical ethylene oxide, then oxidised. A common mild foam booster in cleansing products.

In plain English

A mild foam-boosting cleansing ingredient made from lauryl (coconut/palm-derived) amine reacted with ethylene oxide. Used in shampoos and body washes to build creamy foam.

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Structure

2D structure of Dihydroxyethyl Lauramine Oxide

N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecan-1-amine oxide

PubChem CID 4490119 ↗

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. 2Dihydroxyethyl Lauramine Oxide. PubChem CID 4490119. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIHYDROXYETHYL LAURAMINE OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIHYDROXYETHYL LAURAMINE OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIHYDROXYETHYL%20LAURAMINE%20OXIDE