Database/Antistatic/Lauralkonium Chloride
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Lauralkonium Chloride natural?

Mostly. Lauryl chain from coconut/palm lauric acid is natural; benzyl and dimethylamino groups are petrochemical; chloride counter-ion is natural mineral.

INCI nameLauralkonium Chloride
CAS139-07-1
FunctionAntistatic · Preservative
FeedstockMade by quaternizing benzyldimethylamine with a coconut/palm-derived lauryl…

How we scored it

Dodecyl C12H25 169.3 Da (natural) + Cl 35.5 Da (mineral) = 204.8 natural; benzyl 91.1 + N(CH3)2 44.1 = 135.2 petrochemical; total 340.0 → 0.60.
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 quaternizing benzyldimethylamine with a coconut/palm-derived lauryl (dodecyl) group, then salting with chloride. The supplied PubChem formula/IUPAC did not match the established CAS 139-07-1 structure, so the standard benzalkonium-type structure was used instead.

In plain English

An antistatic and mild preservative ingredient used in hair and skin products. It combines a coconut/palm-derived fatty chain with synthetic benzyl and ammonium groups to form a quaternary ammonium salt.

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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. 2LAURALKONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LAURALKONIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURALKONIUM%20CHLORIDE