Database/Chelating/Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine natural?

No. Both the ethylenediamine backbone and its four propylene-oxide-derived hydroxypropyl groups are petrochemical.

INCI nameTetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine
CAS102-60-3
FormulaC14H32N2O4 · 292.41 Da
FunctionChelating
FeedstockMade by reacting petrochemical ethylenediamine (from ethylene dichloride…

How we scored it

Ethylenediamine core (petrochemical synthetic amine) plus 4 hydroxypropyl groups (from propylene oxide, petrochemical); every fragment is petrochemical.
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 petrochemical ethylenediamine (from ethylene dichloride and ammonia) with propylene oxide. No natural-origin route exists.

In plain English

A chelating ingredient that binds trace metals in formulas to keep them stable. It is built entirely from petroleum-derived chemical building blocks.

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Structure

2D structure of Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine

1-[2-[bis(2-hydroxypropyl)amino]ethyl-(2-hydroxypropyl)amino]propan-2-ol

PubChem CID 7615 ↗

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. 2Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine. PubChem CID 7615. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TETRAHYDROXYPROPYL ETHYLENEDIAMINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TETRAHYDROXYPROPYL ETHYLENEDIAMINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TETRAHYDROXYPROPYL%20ETHYLENEDIAMINE