Database/Cleansing/Sodium Olivamphoacetate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Olivamphoacetate natural?

Mostly. Olive oil fatty acid, mainly oleic acid, is condensed with petrochemical aminoethylethanolamine and carboxymethylated with chloroacetic acid, then neutralized with sodium.

INCI nameSodium Olivamphoacetate
FunctionCleansing · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade from olive oil fatty acids reacted with…

How we scored it

Oleoyl from olive oil (natural, 265.5 Da) + Na (23.0) = 288.4 natural; AEEA backbone + chloroacetate petrochemical = 160.2; total 448.6 -> 0.64.
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 olive oil fatty acids reacted with petrochemical aminoethylethanolamine and chloroacetic acid, then neutralized with sodium hydroxide. CosIng description confirms an olive-oil amide structure.

In plain English

A mild cleansing ingredient made from olive oil fatty acids combined with petrochemical building blocks and sodium; used in gentle shampoos and body washes.

CosIng definition: Amides, olive-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt

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