Database/Antistatic/Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride natural?

Mostly not. Linoleyl chain (vegetable oil) and chloride are natural; the two PEG-5 ethoxylate chains and glycidyl linker are petrochemical.

INCI nameDihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockMade by quaternising a linoleyl (vegetable-oil-derived) amine with…

How we scored it

Natural: linoleyl alkyl 247Da + Cl 35Da = 283Da. Petrochemical: 2xPEG-5 (10 EO) 441Da + dihydroxypropyl (epichlorohydrin-derived) 75Da = 516Da. 283/799=0.35.
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 quaternising a linoleyl (vegetable-oil-derived) amine with ethylene oxide and an epichlorohydrin-derived dihydroxypropyl group, chloride salt. No significant alternative route.

In plain English

An antistatic conditioning ingredient for hair care, built from a vegetable-oil-derived fatty amine combined with synthetic ethoxylate chains. Helps reduce static and improve hair combing.

CosIng definition: 9,12-Octadecadienaminium, N,N-bis(.alpha.-hydropoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)-N-2,3-dihydroxypropyl), phosphate triesters, chlorides

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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. 2DIHYDROXYPROPYL PEG-5 LINOLEAMMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DIHYDROXYPROPYL PEG-5 LINOLEAMMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIHYDROXYPROPYL%20PEG-5%20LINOLEAMMONIUM%20CHLORIDE