Database/Antistatic/Lauramide MEA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Lauramide MEA natural?

Mostly. Lauric acid chain is coconut/palm-derived; monoethanolamine, the amide partner, is manufactured from petrochemical ethylene oxide.

INCI nameLauramide MEA
CAS142-78-9
FormulaC14H29NO2 · 243.39 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by amidating lauric acid (coconut or palm…

How we scored it

Lauroyl C12H23O 183 Da (natural, coconut/palm) + monoethanolamine C2H6NO 60 Da (petrochemical, ethylene oxide). 183/243=0.75.
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 amidating lauric acid (coconut or palm kernel oil) with monoethanolamine, produced from ethylene oxide and ammonia. Both are single dominant routes.

In plain English

Lauramide MEA is a foam booster and thickener used in shampoos and cleansers, combining a coconut-derived fatty acid with a small synthetic component made from ethylene oxide.

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Structure

2D structure of Lauramide MEA

N-(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide

PubChem CID 8899 ↗

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. 2Lauramide MEA. PubChem CID 8899. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURAMIDE MEA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURAMIDE MEA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURAMIDE%20MEA