Database/Antistatic/Lauramide MIPA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Lauramide MIPA natural?

Mostly. Coconut or palm-kernel lauric acid supplies the acyl chain; the MIPA cap comes from petrochemical propylene oxide.

INCI nameLauramide MIPA
CAS142-54-1
FormulaC15H31NO2 · 257.41 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by condensing lauric acid, typically from coconut…

How we scored it

Lauroyl C12H23O (183, natural) + hydroxypropylamino C3H8NO (74, from propylene oxide, petrochemical) = 257 -> 183/257 = 0.71.
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 lauric acid, typically from coconut or palm kernel oil, with monoisopropanolamine (MIPA), manufactured from petrochemical propylene oxide and ammonia. No significant alternative route exists.

In plain English

A foam-boosting, thickening ingredient made by combining coconut or palm-kernel fatty acid with a small synthetic amino-alcohol. Common in shampoos and cleansers to build foam and viscosity.

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Structure

2D structure of Lauramide MIPA

N-(2-hydroxypropyl)dodecanamide

PubChem CID 9903249 ↗

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 MIPA. PubChem CID 9903249. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURAMIDE MIPA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURAMIDE MIPA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURAMIDE%20MIPA