Database/Antistatic/Isostearamide DEA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Isostearamide DEA natural?

Mostly. Isostearic acid, made from oleochemical fatty acids, supplies the chain; the DEA cap is petrochemical ethylene-oxide derived.

INCI nameIsostearamide DEA
CAS52794-79-3
FormulaC22H45NO3 · 371.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by condensing isostearic acid, a branched C18…

How we scored it

Isostearoyl C18H35O (267, oleochemical, natural) + bis-hydroxyethylamino C4H10NO2 (104, petrochemical) = 372 -> 267/371.6 = 0.72.
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 isostearic acid, a branched C18 fatty acid from oleic-acid dimerization byproducts, with diethanolamine, manufactured from petrochemical ethylene oxide.

In plain English

A thickening and foam-boosting ingredient made from a branched, oleochemical fatty acid joined to a small synthetic amino-alcohol. Adds body and stable foam to cleansers.

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Structure

2D structure of Isostearamide DEA

N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-16-methylheptadecanamide

PubChem CID 104328 ↗

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. 2Isostearamide DEA. PubChem CID 104328. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ISOSTEARAMIDE DEA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ISOSTEARAMIDE DEA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOSTEARAMIDE%20DEA