Database/Antistatic/Oleamide DEA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Oleamide DEA natural?

Mostly. Oleic acid chain is a vegetable-oil-derived unsaturated fatty acid; diethanolamine, the amide partner, is petrochemical.

INCI nameOleamide DEA
CAS93-83-4
FormulaC22H43NO3 · 369.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by amidating oleic acid (from vegetable oils)…

How we scored it

Oleoyl C18H33O 265 Da (natural, oleochemical) + diethanolamine C4H10NO2 104 Da (petrochemical, ethylene oxide). 265/369=0.72.
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 amidating oleic acid (from vegetable oils) with diethanolamine, produced from ethylene oxide and ammonia. Both are single dominant routes.

In plain English

Oleamide DEA is a foam booster and thickener used in cleansers, combining a vegetable-oil-derived fatty acid with a small synthetic component made from ethylene oxide.

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Structure

2D structure of Oleamide DEA

(Z)-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octadec-9-enamide

PubChem CID 5371728 ↗

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. 2Oleamide DEA. PubChem CID 5371728. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3OLEAMIDE DEA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4OLEAMIDE DEA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLEAMIDE%20DEA