Database/Antistatic/Wheat Germamidopropyl Betaine
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Wheat Germamidopropyl Betaine natural?

Mostly. Fatty acyl from wheat germ oil is natural; the amidopropyl-dimethyl-betaine head traces to petrochemical DMAPA and chloroacetate.

INCI nameWheat Germamidopropyl Betaine
CAS133934-09-5
FunctionAntistatic · Cleansing
FeedstockMade by condensing wheat germ oil fatty acids…

How we scored it

Wheat germ acyl (~C18 oleic/linoleic, ~264 Da, natural) vs DMAPA+chloroacetate betaine head (~159 Da, petrochemical) / ~423 Da total ≈ 0.62.
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 condensing wheat germ oil fatty acids with dimethylaminopropylamine, then quaternising with sodium chloroacetate to form the betaine. The fatty tail is plant-derived; the amine and carboxymethyl groups are synthetic.

In plain English

A cleansing and foam-boosting ingredient made by combining a fatty acid from wheat germ oil with a small synthetic amine building block. Used in shampoos and washes as a co-surfactant that helps other cleansers foam and rinse evenly.

CosIng definition: 1-Propanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-amino-, N-wheat germ acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts

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