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Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate natural?

Mostly. Palmitic acid (oleochemical) is ketone-linked to a synthetic dimethylmethoxychroman ring built from petrochemical hydroquinone-type precursors.

INCI nameDimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate
CAS1224874-11-6
FormulaC28H46O3 · 430.7 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockPalmitic acid, typically from palm or vegetable oil,…

How we scored it

Palmitoyl group (natural, from palmitic acid) C16H31O 239 Da; synthetic dimethylmethoxychroman ring 192 Da -> 239/430.7=0.56.
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

Palmitic acid, typically from palm or vegetable oil, is Friedel-Crafts acylated onto a synthetic dimethylmethoxychroman ring made from petrochemical building blocks. The ring itself has no established natural-extraction route.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning antioxidant that pairs palmitic acid (from palm oil) with a synthetic, vitamin-E-like ring structure to help stabilize formulations against oxidation.

CosIng definition: 7-methoxy-6-palmitoyl-2,2-dimethylchroman

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Structure

2D structure of Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate

1-(7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-yl)hexadecan-1-one

PubChem CID 66721789 ↗

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. 2Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate. PubChem CID 66721789. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIMETHYLMETHOXY CHROMANYL PALMITATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIMETHYLMETHOXY CHROMANYL PALMITATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIMETHYLMETHOXY%20CHROMANYL%20PALMITATE