Database/Antistatic/Palmitamidopropylamine Oxide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Palmitamidopropylamine Oxide natural?

Mostly. Palmitic acid chain is oleochemical/natural; the dimethylaminopropylamine-oxide portion is explicitly a petrochemical synthetic amine (DMAPA).

INCI namePalmitamidopropylamine Oxide
CAS67806-12-6
FormulaC21H44N2O2 · 356.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockThe C16 fatty portion is typically derived from…

How we scored it

Amide confirmed by 2 N in formula: palmitoyl C16H31O (239.4 Da, natural) + DMAPA-oxide fragment (117.2 Da, synthetic) = 239.4/356.6 = 0.67
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

The C16 fatty portion is typically derived from palm or coconut oil palmitic acid via oleochemical processing. The amine-oxide portion is built from petrochemical dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) then oxidised.

In plain English

A cleansing and foam-boosting ingredient made by joining palm-derived palmitic acid to a lab-made amine building block, then converting it to an amine oxide. Used in shampoos and cleansers to boost foam, condition hair and reduce static.

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Structure

2D structure of Palmitamidopropylamine Oxide

3-(hexadecanoylamino)-N,N-dimethylpropan-1-amine oxide

PubChem CID 105668 ↗

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. 2Palmitamidopropylamine Oxide. PubChem CID 105668. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PALMITAMIDOPROPYLAMINE OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PALMITAMIDOPROPYLAMINE OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALMITAMIDOPROPYLAMINE%20OXIDE