Database/Antistatic/Myristamide DEA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Myristamide DEA natural?

Mostly. Myristic acid comes from coconut/palm kernel oil; the diethanolamine that forms the amide is made from petrochemical ethylene oxide and ammonia.

INCI nameMyristamide DEA
CAS7545-23-5
FormulaC18H37NO3 · 315.5 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by condensing myristic acid, typically from coconut…

How we scored it

Myristic acid acyl 211.4 Da (natural) + diethanolamine 104.1 Da (petrochemical) = 315.5 Da; 211.4/315.5 = 0.67
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 myristic acid, typically from coconut or palm kernel oil, with diethanolamine derived from ethylene oxide. No significant natural route to diethanolamine exists.

In plain English

A foam-boosting and thickening ingredient used in shampoos and washes. It's made by combining a coconut-derived fatty acid with a synthetic, petroleum-based amine.

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Structure

2D structure of Myristamide DEA

N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)tetradecanamide

PubChem CID 82045 ↗

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. 2Myristamide DEA. PubChem CID 82045. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MYRISTAMIDE DEA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MYRISTAMIDE DEA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTAMIDE%20DEA