Database/Antistatic/Silicone Quaternium-11
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Silicone Quaternium-11 natural?

No. Silicones score 0.00 on this site whatever their side groups, so the lauryl chain does not change the value.

INCI nameSilicone Quaternium-11
CAS226992-88-7
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockHydroxypropyl-PEG silicone is esterified with chloroacetic acid and…

How we scored it

PEG silicone quaternised with N-lauryl diethanolamine. Every silicone quat on this site is 0.00 whatever its fatty or protein groups, as Silicone Quaternium-1 to -22: 0.00.
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

Hydroxypropyl-PEG silicone is esterified with chloroacetic acid and quaternised with N-lauryl diethanolamine, the only natural-origin part being the lauryl chain from coconut or palm kernel oil. No alternative route is known.

In plain English

A silicone chemically modified with polyethylene glycol chains that end in a quaternary ammonium group carrying a lauryl (coconut-type) fatty chain. It reduces static and conditions hair. It is made in a factory; only the fatty chain comes from plants.

CosIng definition: Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono[[dodecylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonio]acetate], chlorides

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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. 2SILICONE QUATERNIUM-11. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SILICONE QUATERNIUM-11. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SILICONE%20QUATERNIUM-11