Database/Hair Dyeing/N,N-Diethyl-m-Aminophenol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is N,N-Diethyl-m-Aminophenol natural?

No. Synthetic aniline/phenol-type hair-dye coupler built from petrochemical aminophenol and ethylating agents; no commercial natural route exists.

INCI nameN,N-Diethyl-m-Aminophenol
CAS91-68-9
FormulaC10H15NO · 165.23 Da
FunctionHair Dyeing
FeedstockManufactured by N-ethylation of m-aminophenol, itself derived from…

How we scored it

Whole molecule C10H15NO is a synthetic aromatic amine/phenol; no natural fragment present; 0/165 = 0.0.
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

Manufactured by N-ethylation of m-aminophenol, itself derived from petrochemical benzene chemistry. No alternative natural route exists for this hair-dye coupler.

In plain English

A synthetic dye ingredient used in permanent hair colour products to help build the final shade on hair. It is manufactured entirely from petrochemical raw materials and does not come from a plant or natural source.

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Structure

2D structure of N,N-Diethyl-m-Aminophenol

3-(diethylamino)phenol

PubChem CID 7062 ↗

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. 2N,N-Diethyl-m-Aminophenol. PubChem CID 7062. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3N,N-DIETHYL-M-AMINOPHENOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4N,N-DIETHYL-M-AMINOPHENOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=N%2CN-DIETHYL-M-AMINOPHENOL