Database/Antistatic/Myristamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Myristamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine natural?

Mostly not. Coconut-derived myristic acid chain (natural) linked through DMAPA and a sultone-derived hydroxysulfonate belt (both petrochemical).

INCI nameMyristamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
CAS63663-10-5
FormulaC22H46N2O5S · 450.7 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade by reacting coconut-derived myristic acid with DMAPA…

How we scored it

Myristoyl (coconut-derived, C14H27O=211.4) natural; DMAPA + hydroxysultaine belt (C8H19N2O4S=239.3, from propylene/sultone chemistry) petrochemical → 211.4/450.7=0.47
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 coconut-derived myristic acid with DMAPA then reacting with a propane-sultone-type reagent from petrochemical propylene. No fully-natural alternative route is commercial.

In plain English

A hair- and skin-conditioning cleansing ingredient made from coconut-derived myristic acid combined with a synthetic amine and sulfonate. Under half its weight traces back to the fatty acid.

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Structure

2D structure of Myristamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

3-[dimethyl-[3-(tetradecanoylamino)propyl]azaniumyl]-2-hydroxypropane-1-sulfonate

PubChem CID 71587220 ↗

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. 2Myristamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine. PubChem CID 71587220. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL%20HYDROXYSULTAINE