Database/Emulsifying Surfactant/Silicone Quaternium-17
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Silicone Quaternium-17 natural?

No. Silicone Si-O polymer backbone is scored 0 by this site's convention regardless of its organic side groups.

INCI nameSilicone Quaternium-17
CAS519142-86-0
FunctionEmulsifying Surfactant · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockThis is a silicone polymer with amidoamine and…

How we scored it

Silicone Si-O backbone scored 0.00 by this site's convention regardless of glycol/cocoamidopropyl side groups.
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

This is a silicone polymer with amidoamine and glycol side-chains, used as a hair-conditioning emulsifier. All silicones are scored as petroleum-origin by this site's convention.

In plain English

A conditioning silicone used in shampoos and conditioners to smooth hair and help oils and water mix. Despite its mineral-like backbone, silicones are counted as non-renewable under this site's scoring rules.

CosIng definition: Silicones and siloxanes, 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)propyl methyl, cocoamidopropyldimethylammonio-2-hydroxypropoxypropyl methyl, 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)propyldimethylsilyl- and cocoamidopropyldimethylammonio-2-hydroxypropoxypropyldimethylsilyl-terminated

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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-17. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SILICONE QUATERNIUM-17. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SILICONE%20QUATERNIUM-17