Database/Antistatic/Palmitamine
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Palmitamine natural?

Mostly. Fatty amine from palm-derived palmitic acid via the nitrile route; the amine nitrogen from ammonia is conventionally non-natural.

INCI namePalmitamine
CAS143-27-1
FormulaC16H35N · 241.46 Da
FunctionAntistatic
FeedstockMade from palmitic acid, typically from palm oil,…

How we scored it

Hexadecyl fragment C16H33 225.4 Da (palmitic-acid derived, oleochemical, natural) + NH2 16.0 Da (ammonia). 225.4/241.46 = 0.93.
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 from palmitic acid, typically from palm oil, converted to the nitrile and hydrogenated to the amine using ammonia and hydrogen. Ammonia is sourced from natural gas.

In plain English

An antistatic ingredient made from palm oil fatty acid, converted into a fatty amine using ammonia.

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Structure

2D structure of Palmitamine

hexadecan-1-amine

PubChem CID 8926 ↗

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. PubChem CID 8926. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PALMITAMINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PALMITAMINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALMITAMINE