Database/Cleansing/Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate natural?

Mostly not. Coco fatty acyl group is natural; the aminoethylethanolamine backbone and acrylic-acid-derived propionate arms are petrochemical; sodium is mineral.

INCI nameDisodium Cocoamphodipropionate
CAS68411-57-4
FormulaC10H18N2Na2O5 · 292.24 Da
FunctionCleansing · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by condensing coconut fatty acid with aminoethylethanolamine,…

How we scored it

Coco lauroyl amide C12H23O ~183 Da (natural) + 2 Na ~46 Da (mineral) = 229 natural; aminoethyl bridge + 2 acrylate-derived carboxyethyl arms ~245 Da (petrochemical) / 474 total = 0.48
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 condensing coconut fatty acid with aminoethylethanolamine, then reacting with acrylic acid (Michael addition) and neutralizing with sodium hydroxide. The fatty acyl portion is natural; the amine backbone and propionate arms are petrochemical.

In plain English

A mild, amphoteric surfactant made from coconut fatty acid combined with synthetic petrochemical building blocks. Used in shampoos and cleansers to boost foaming and mildness.

CosIng definition: beta-Alanine, N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[2-(2-carboxyethoxy)ethyl]-, N-coco acyl derivs., disodium salts

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Structure

2D structure of Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate

disodium;3-[2-aminoethyl-[2-(2-carboxylatoethoxy)ethyl]amino]propanoate

PubChem CID 6455953 ↗

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 Cocoamphodipropionate. PubChem CID 6455953. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIPROPIONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIPROPIONATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISODIUM%20COCOAMPHODIPROPIONATE