Database/Antistatic/Stearamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Stearamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate natural?

Mostly. Stearic acid and the phosphate/chloride ions are natural; the DMAPA-derived linker and propylene glycol arm are petrochemical.

INCI nameStearamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
FormulaC78H162Cl3N6O10P · 1481.5 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockThis hair-conditioning quaternary compound is built from natural…

How we scored it

Est.: stearic acid (natural) 267.5 Da + phosphate (mineral, natural) 80.0 Da + chloride 35.5 Da = 383 Da natural; DMAPA-linker 101.2 Da + propylene glycol 74.1 Da = 175 Da petrochemical; total ~558 Da. 383/558=0.69.
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 hair-conditioning quaternary compound is built from natural stearic acid (vegetable oil) amidated with synthetic dimethylaminopropylamine, then quaternised with a propylene-glycol phosphate ester group. Exact structure and substitution vary by supplier, so this figure is an estimate.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient for hair care made from a vegetable fatty acid combined with several synthetic chemical building blocks, including a phosphate group. Roughly two-thirds of its weight is estimated to come from natural fat.

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Structure

2D structure of Stearamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate

[3-bis[3-[dimethyl-[3-(octadecanoylamino)propyl]azaniumyl]-2-hydroxypropoxy]phosphoryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl]-dimethyl-[3-(octadecanoylamino)propyl]azanium trichloride

PubChem CID 135390901 ↗

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. 2Stearamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate. PubChem CID 135390901. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3STEARAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4STEARAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STEARAMIDOPROPYL%20PG-DIMONIUM%20CHLORIDE%20PHOSPHATE