Database/Cleansing/PEG-8 Cocamine
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PEG-8 Cocamine natural?

Mostly not. Ethoxylated fatty amine. The coconut alkyl chain is natural; the amine nitrogen from synthetic ammonia and the 8 ethylene-oxide units are petrochemical.

INCI namePEG-8 Cocamine
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockCoconut fatty amine reacted with about 8 mol…

How we scored it

Coco alkyl (lauryl proxy) chain C12H25 169.3 Da (natural); nitrogen 14.0 Da (synthetic ammonia) + 8×EO 352.4 Da + 2 terminal H (petrochemical); total 537.8 Da → 0.31. Same method as PEG-5 Soyamine and PEG-15 Cocamine.
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

Coconut fatty amine reacted with about 8 mol of ethylene oxide.

In plain English

A mild cleansing and emulsifying ingredient made from coconut-derived fatty amine reacted with ethylene oxide, used in shampoos to help water and oil mix.

CosIng definition: PEG-8 Cocamine is the polyethylene glycol derivative of Cocamine

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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. 2PEG-8 COCAMINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PEG-8 COCAMINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PEG-8%20COCAMINE