Database/Antistatic/Stearamide MIPA
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Stearamide MIPA natural?

Mostly. Amide of natural stearic acid with MIPA, an amine built on a petrochemical hydroxypropyl backbone from propylene oxide.

INCI nameStearamide MIPA
CAS35627-96-4
FormulaC21H43NO2 · 341.6 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by reacting stearic acid, typically from vegetable…

How we scored it

Stearoyl fragment C18H35O 267.5 Da (oleochemical, natural) + isopropanolamine (MIPA) fragment C3H8NO 74.1 Da (petrochemical hydroxypropyl/amine). 267.5/341.6 = 0.78.
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 reacting stearic acid, typically from vegetable oil, with monoisopropanolamine (MIPA), which is manufactured from propylene oxide and ammonia.

In plain English

A thickening and antistatic ingredient made from a vegetable fatty acid combined with a small synthetic amine building block.

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Structure

2D structure of Stearamide MIPA

N-(2-hydroxypropyl)octadecanamide

PubChem CID 118247 ↗

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. 2Stearamide MIPA. PubChem CID 118247. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3STEARAMIDE MIPA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4STEARAMIDE MIPA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STEARAMIDE%20MIPA