Database/Antistatic/Disodium Capryloamphodiacetate
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Disodium Capryloamphodiacetate natural?

Mostly not. Caprylic acid from coconut oil is natural; the AEEA backbone and both acetate arms are petrochemical, ethylene-oxide- and chloroacetate-derived.

INCI nameDisodium Capryloamphodiacetate
CAS68298-18-0
FormulaC16H28N2Na2O6 · 390.38 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade by amidating coconut-derived caprylic acid with petrochemical…

How we scored it

Octanoyl (natural) 127 Da + 2 Na 46 Da = 173 Da; AEEA backbone + two chloroacetate arms petrochemical 217 Da; 173/390=0.44.
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 amidating coconut-derived caprylic acid with petrochemical AEEA, then reacting both remaining sites with chloroacetic acid and neutralising with sodium. No significant alternative route.

In plain English

A mild cleansing ingredient made from caprylic acid (coconut-derived) joined to lab-made amine and two acetate building blocks, neutralised with sodium. Used in shampoos to boost foam and condition hair and skin.

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Structure

2D structure of Disodium Capryloamphodiacetate

disodium;2-[2-(carboxylatomethoxy)ethyl-[2-(octanoylamino)ethyl]amino]acetate

PubChem CID 109971 ↗

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. 2Disodium Capryloamphodiacetate. PubChem CID 109971. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DISODIUM CAPRYLOAMPHODIACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DISODIUM CAPRYLOAMPHODIACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISODIUM%20CAPRYLOAMPHODIACETATE