Database/Antistatic/Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine natural?

Mostly. Amide of natural vegetable oleic acid with synthetic DMAPA, a petrochemical amine.

INCI nameOleamidopropyl Dimethylamine
CAS109-28-4
FormulaC23H46N2O · 366.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic
FeedstockManufactured by amidating oleic acid, from vegetable oils…

How we scored it

Oleoyl C18H33O 265Da (natural oleochemical fatty acid) + dimethylaminopropyl C5H13N2 101Da (synthetic DMAPA) = 265/366 → 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

Manufactured by amidating oleic acid, from vegetable oils such as sunflower or canola, with synthetic N,N-dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA). No alternative route is used commercially.

In plain English

An antistatic conditioning ingredient made by combining a natural vegetable fatty acid with a synthetic amine. It is used in hair care to reduce static and ease combing.

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Structure

2D structure of Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine

(Z)-N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]octadec-9-enamide

PubChem CID 6436063 ↗

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. 2Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine. PubChem CID 6436063. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3OLEAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4OLEAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLEAMIDOPROPYL%20DIMETHYLAMINE