Database/Antistatic/TEA-Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is TEA-Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen natural?

Mostly. Coconut fatty acid and collagen hydrolysate are natural; the triethanolamine used to neutralize and solubilize it is a petrochemical synthetic amine.

INCI nameTEA-Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
CAS68952-16-9
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade by acylating hydrolyzed collagen (an animal-protein hydrolysate)…

How we scored it

Coconut fatty acyl (natural, est. ~183 Da) + collagen hydrolysate peptide (natural, est. ~300 Da avg fragment) = 483; triethanolamine counter-ion (petrochemical synthetic amine, 149 Da) → 483/632 ≈ 0.76 (peptide size assumed).
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 acylating hydrolyzed collagen (an animal-protein hydrolysate) with coconut fatty acid chloride, then neutralizing the free acid groups with triethanolamine for water solubility. No alternative route is in common use.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient made by attaching coconut-derived fatty acid to hydrolyzed collagen protein, then adjusting it with a synthetic amine (TEA) for solubility. Used in shampoos and lotions to condition hair and skin.

CosIng definition: Acid chlorides, coco, reaction products with protein hydrolyzates, compds. with triethanolamine

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