Database/Cleansing/Trideceth-10
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Trideceth-10 natural?

No. Isotridecanol is a branched synthetic alcohol from petrochemical propylene, and its ethoxylate chain is also petrochemical, so the result is 0 regardless of EO count.

INCI nameTrideceth-10
CAS24938-91-8
FormulaC15H32O2 · 244.41 Da
FunctionCleansing · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockTrideceth-10 is built from isotridecanol, a branched C13…

How we scored it

Isotridecanol (branched synthetic oxo-alcohol) + EO chain, both petrochemical = 0.0 regardless of exact EO count; given formula (C15H32O2) looks mismatched with the '-10' EO naming.
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

Trideceth-10 is built from isotridecanol, a branched C13 alcohol made industrially from propylene oligomers via the oxo process, then ethoxylated with petrochemical ethylene oxide.

In plain English

A cleansing and emulsifying ingredient made from a branched synthetic alcohol reacted with a larger amount of ethylene oxide. Used in shampoos and cleansers to blend oil and water.

CosIng definition: Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-tridecyl-.omega.-hydroxy; Isotridecanol, ethoxylated

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Structure

2D structure of Trideceth-10

2-tridecoxyethanol

PubChem CID 38049 ↗

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. 2Trideceth-10. PubChem CID 38049. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRIDECETH-10. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRIDECETH-10. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIDECETH-10