Database/Light Stabilizer/Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate natural?

No. Entirely lab-synthesized UV-filter chromophore built from petrochemical cyanoacetate, cyclohexenone and amine building blocks.

INCI nameMethoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate
CAS1419401-88-9
FormulaC17H26N2O4 · 322.4 Da
FunctionLight Stabilizer · Uv Filter
FeedstockA fully synthetic organic UV-filter molecule built via…

How we scored it

Fully synthetic cyanoacetate/cyclohexenylidene UV-chromophore; no natural fragment; sunscreen chromophores are petrochemical → 0.00.
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

A fully synthetic organic UV-filter molecule built via multi-step petrochemical synthesis (cyanoacetate ester condensed with an aminocyclohexenone). No natural feedstock or route exists.

In plain English

A fully manufactured molecule designed to absorb UV light. Used as a light-stabilising ingredient and sunscreen filter in skincare and haircare products.

CosIng definition: Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate is the organic compound

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Structure

2D structure of Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate

2-ethoxyethyl (2Z)-2-cyano-2-[3-(3-methoxypropylamino)cyclohex-2-en-1-ylidene]acetate

PubChem CID 71226339 ↗

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. 2Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate. PubChem CID 71226339. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=METHOXYPROPYLAMINO%20CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE%20ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE