Database/Antistatic/Distearyldimonium Chloride
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Distearyldimonium Chloride natural?

Mostly. The two stearyl fatty chains and chloride ion are natural-origin; only the small dimethylamino head group is petrochemical.

INCI nameDistearyldimonium Chloride
CAS107-64-2
FormulaC38H80ClN · 586.5 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockTwo stearyl alcohol chains, typically from vegetable oil…

How we scored it

2 stearyl chains (507, natural) + Cl (35, mineral) = 542 natural; N(CH3)2 (44) petrochemical; 542/587 = 0.92.
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

Two stearyl alcohol chains, typically from vegetable oil or tallow, are attached to a dimethylamino head group made with a petrochemical methylating agent, then neutralised with chloride. The stearyl chains supply nearly all of the molecule's mass.

In plain English

A conditioning, anti-static ingredient used in hair conditioners and fabric softeners. Made from two stearyl chains, fatty alcohols typically from vegetable oil or tallow, attached to a small petrochemical methylamine building block. Mostly plant or animal-fat derived.

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Structure

2D structure of Distearyldimonium Chloride

dimethyl(dioctadecyl)azanium chloride

PubChem CID 7879 ↗

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. 2Distearyldimonium Chloride. PubChem CID 7879. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DISTEARYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DISTEARYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISTEARYLDIMONIUM%20CHLORIDE