Database/Antistatic/Linoleamide DEA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Linoleamide DEA natural?

Mostly. Fatty chain is vegetable-oil linoleic acid (natural); diethanolamine head group is petrochemical, from ethylene oxide plus ammonia.

INCI nameLinoleamide DEA
CAS56863-02-6
FormulaC22H41NO3 · 367.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by reacting linoleic acid, a fatty acid…

How we scored it

Linoleic acid (vegetable oil) acyl C18H31O2 263.4 Da + diethanolamine residue C4H10NO2 104.1 Da (minus water) = 367.6 Da. 263.4/367.6 = 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 reacting linoleic acid, a fatty acid from vegetable oils, with diethanolamine, a synthetic amine produced from ethylene oxide and ammonia. No significant alternative route exists.

In plain English

A foam-boosting, conditioning ingredient made from linoleic acid, a fatty acid from vegetable oils, combined with a lab-made compound (diethanolamine). Used in shampoos and hair products.

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Structure

2D structure of Linoleamide DEA

(9Z,12Z)-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octadeca-9,12-dienamide

PubChem CID 9976267 ↗

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. 2Linoleamide DEA. PubChem CID 9976267. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LINOLEAMIDE DEA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LINOLEAMIDE DEA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LINOLEAMIDE%20DEA