Database/Antistatic/Palmitamine Oxide
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Palmitamine Oxide natural?

Mostly. Palmityl chain comes from natural fatty acid via the fatty nitrile/amine route; the two N-methyl groups derive from methanol.

INCI namePalmitamine Oxide
CAS7128-91-8
FormulaC18H39NO · 285.5 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockThe C16 fatty chain is made from natural…

How we scored it

Hexadecyl chain (natural fatty amine) C16H33 225.4 Da / total C18H39NO 285.5 Da; N,N-dimethylamine oxide head (60.1 Da, methanol-derived methyls) is petrochemical. 225.4/285.5=0.79
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 chain is made from natural palmitic acid (palm/tallow) converted to a fatty amine, then N,N-dimethylated with methanol-derived groups and oxidised. No major alternative route exists.

In plain English

A mild foam-boosting and conditioning ingredient in shampoos and cleansers. It's built from a natural fatty acid chain attached to a small synthetic amine-oxide head group.

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Structure

2D structure of Palmitamine Oxide

N,N-dimethylhexadecan-1-amine oxide

PubChem CID 3032528 ↗

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. 2Palmitamine Oxide. PubChem CID 3032528. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PALMITAMINE OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PALMITAMINE OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALMITAMINE%20OXIDE