Database/Hair Conditioning/Methylglucamine
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Methylglucamine natural?

Mostly. Made by reductive amination of glucose (natural sugar) with methylamine, a petrochemical, methanol-derived small amine.

INCI nameMethylglucamine
CAS6284-40-8
FormulaC7H17NO5 · 195.21 Da
FunctionHair Conditioning
FeedstockProduced from D-glucose reacted with methylamine under hydrogenation.…

How we scored it

Glucose-derived pentol backbone (C6H13O5, ~165Da) is natural; N-methyl group from methylamine (petrochemical, ~30Da). 165/195=0.85.
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

Produced from D-glucose reacted with methylamine under hydrogenation. Methylamine is conventionally methanol/ammonia-derived, i.e. petrochemical.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient made from glucose, a plant sugar, combined with a small synthetic amine group. Used in hair products to improve feel and manageability.

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Structure

2D structure of Methylglucamine

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-(methylamino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol

PubChem CID 8567 ↗

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. 2Methylglucamine. PubChem CID 8567. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3METHYLGLUCAMINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4METHYLGLUCAMINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=METHYLGLUCAMINE