Database/Antiplaque/Olaflur
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Olaflur natural?

Mostly. The long fatty chain and fluoride counter-ions are natural/mineral; the ethoxylated diamine linker is built from petrochemical ethylene oxide and amine chemistry.

INCI nameOlaflur
CAS6818-37-7
FormulaC27H60F2N2O3 · 498.8 Da
FunctionAntiplaque · Hair Fixing
FeedstockOlaflur combines a fatty (stearyl) chain, usually from…

How we scored it

C18 fatty (stearyl) chain ~253 Da natural + 2 HF ~40 Da mineral = 293 Da; bis(hydroxyethyl)aminopropyl linker (ethylene-oxide/DMAPA-type) ~206 Da petrochemical; 293/499 = 0.59.
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

Olaflur combines a fatty (stearyl) chain, usually from natural fats, with a synthetic aminopropyl-bis(hydroxyethyl) linker built from petrochemical ethylene oxide and amine chemistry, then salted with hydrogen fluoride from mineral fluorspar. No dominant 'natural' alternative exists for the synthetic linker.

In plain English

A fluoride compound used in toothpaste to strengthen teeth and help fix hair. It combines a fat-derived (stearyl) chain with synthetic amine and fluoride components built in a factory.

Natural alternatives with the same function

Aluminum Fluoride 100% natural origin

A mineral salt used in some oral-care products to help protect teeth, supplying fluoride and aluminium ions.

 Calcium Fluoride 100% natural origin

A mineral ingredient used in oral-care products to help protect teeth. It is the same mineral found in…

 Calcium Glycerophosphate 100% natural origin

A calcium salt built from glycerin and mineral phosphate. Used in oral care products to help protect tooth…

 Calcium Monofluorophosphate 100% natural origin

A mineral salt of calcium, phosphate and fluoride used in toothpaste as a fluoride source and antiplaque agent.…

 Calcium Phosphate 100% natural origin

Used in toothpaste as a mild abrasive, buffer and bulking agent that also helps fight plaque. It's a…

 Carboxylesterase 100% natural origin

An enzyme that splits ester bonds, listed for use in oral care products against plaque. Enzymes are proteins…

Structure

2D structure of Olaflur

2-[3-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]propyl-octadecylamino]ethanol;dihydrofluoride

PubChem CID 23257 ↗

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. 2Olaflur. PubChem CID 23257. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3OLAFLUR. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4OLAFLUR. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLAFLUR