Database/Antistatic/Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate natural?

Mostly. Two palmitic-acid ester chains and the sulfate ion are natural; the methyldiethanolamine backbone and its methyl/hydroxyethyl groups are petrochemical.

INCI nameDipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
CAS161294-46-8
FormulaC40H81NO9S · 752.1 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Detangling
FeedstockMade by esterifying two palmitic acid (palm oil-derived)…

How we scored it

2 palmitoyl-oxyethyl arms: palmitoyl C16H31O x2 (478.8, natural) + SO4 of methosulfate (96.1, natural) = 574.9; ethylene-linker CH2CH2 x2 (88.1) + N-CH3 (15.0) + free hydroxyethyl C2H5O (45.1) + N (14.0) + O-methyl (15.0) petrochemical = 177.2; 574.9/752.1 = 0.76
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 esterifying two palmitic acid (palm oil-derived) chains onto a methyldiethanolamine core, then quaternizing with dimethyl sulfate. Palm-derived palmitic acid supplies most of the mass; the amine backbone is ethylene-oxide-based.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient made by attaching two palm-oil-derived fatty chains to a synthetic ammonium core, forming a methosulfate salt. Used in hair care for antistatic and detangling effects.

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Structure

2D structure of Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate

bis(2-hexadecanoyloxyethyl)-(2-hydroxyethyl)-methylazanium;methyl sulfate

PubChem CID 71587555 ↗

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 Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate. PubChem CID 71587555. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIPALMITOYLETHYL HYDROXYETHYLMONIUM METHOSULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIPALMITOYLETHYL HYDROXYETHYLMONIUM METHOSULFATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIPALMITOYLETHYL%20HYDROXYETHYLMONIUM%20METHOSULFATE