Database/Antistatic/Isostearamide MIPA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Isostearamide MIPA natural?

Mostly. Branched isostearic acid (oleochemical) amide of monoisopropanolamine, an amine made from petrochemical propylene oxide.

INCI nameIsostearamide MIPA
CAS55738-53-9
FormulaC21H43NO2 · 341.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockIsostearic acid is made by catalytic isomerisation/dimerisation of…

How we scored it

Isostearoyl (oleochemical, from isomerised oleic acid, C18H35O=267.5) natural; MIPA-derived hydroxypropylamino group (C3H8NO=74.1, from propylene oxide) petrochemical → 267.5/341.6=0.78
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

Isostearic acid is made by catalytic isomerisation/dimerisation of oleic acid from vegetable oils, then amidated with monoisopropanolamine (MIPA) from petrochemical propylene oxide. No alternative natural route exists for the MIPA portion.

In plain English

A foam-boosting, thickening ingredient made from a branched vegetable-oil-derived fatty acid combined with a synthetic amine from propylene oxide. About 78% of its weight comes from the fatty acid.

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Structure

2D structure of Isostearamide MIPA

N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-16-methylheptadecanamide

PubChem CID 15825518 ↗

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 MIPA. PubChem CID 15825518. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ISOSTEARAMIDE MIPA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ISOSTEARAMIDE MIPA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOSTEARAMIDE%20MIPA