Database/Antistatic/Panthenyl Ethyl Ether
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Panthenyl Ethyl Ether natural?

No. Both the pantoyl (vitamin B5-type) fragment and the ethoxy side chain trace to petrochemical isobutyraldehyde and ethylene-oxide feedstocks.

INCI namePanthenyl Ethyl Ether
CAS667-83-4
FormulaC11H23NO4 · 233.30 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockMade by amidating pantolactone (from isobutyraldehyde and formaldehyde)…

How we scored it

Pantoyl fragment C6H11O3 (131 Da) from isobutyraldehyde+formaldehyde synthesis, petrochemical; ethoxypropyl fragment C5H12NO (102 Da) from ethylene oxide, petrochemical. 0/233=0.0.
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 pantolactone (from isobutyraldehyde and formaldehyde) with 3-ethoxypropylamine (from ethylene oxide/acrylonitrile chemistry). Both building blocks are petrochemical.

In plain English

Panthenyl Ethyl Ether is a conditioning ingredient related to provitamin B5, used in hair care to reduce static and add smoothness. It is manufactured synthetically rather than extracted from a natural source.

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Structure

2D structure of Panthenyl Ethyl Ether

(2R)-N-(3-ethoxypropyl)-2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanamide

PubChem CID 94184 ↗

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. 2Panthenyl Ethyl Ether. PubChem CID 94184. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PANTHENYL ETHYL ETHER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PANTHENYL ETHYL ETHER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PANTHENYL%20ETHYL%20ETHER