Database/Antistatic/Dipalmitoylethyl Dimonium Chloride
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Dipalmitoylethyl Dimonium Chloride natural?

Mostly. Palmitic-acid esters and the chloride ion are natural; the dimethyl-ethanolamine backbone linking them is a synthetic petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameDipalmitoylethyl Dimonium Chloride
CAS97158-31-1
FormulaC38H76ClNO4 · 646.5 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockAn esterquat made by esterifying a dimethylethanolamine-type diol…

How we scored it

2x palmitoyl C16H31O (239.4 each=478.8) natural + Cl (35.5) natural = 514.3; N,N-dimethyl-bis(oxyethyl) backbone (132.2, ethanolamine-derived) petrochemical; 514.3/646.5=0.80
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

An esterquat made by esterifying a dimethylethanolamine-type diol with palmitic acid (palm/tallow derived), then quaternizing to the chloride salt. No major alternative route is used.

In plain English

A hair-conditioning ingredient made from two palmitic-acid (palm oil type) chains attached to a small synthetic ammonium core, used to soften hair and cut static.

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Structure

2D structure of Dipalmitoylethyl Dimonium Chloride

bis(2-hexadecanoyloxyethyl)-dimethylazanium chloride

PubChem CID 3024757 ↗

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. 2Dipalmitoylethyl Dimonium Chloride. PubChem CID 3024757. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIPALMITOYLETHYL DIMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIPALMITOYLETHYL DIMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIPALMITOYLETHYL%20DIMONIUM%20CHLORIDE