Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9DJ9RBA18Z · registered name PALMITAMINE OXIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGReduces staticANTISTATICHelps poorly soluble ingredients dissolve in waterSURFACTANT - HYDROTROPESurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGBoosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PALMITAMINE OXIDEINCI팔미타민옥사이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Hexadecanamine, N,N-dimethyl-, N-oxideSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7128-91-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 230-429-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2051471
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6021749
- IUPAC
- N,N-Dimethylhexadecan-1-amine N-oxide
- Molecular formula
- C18H39NO
- Molecular weight
- 285.516 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- CBI, Liquid · solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 126~130 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000026 ㎩
- Water solubility
- 409.5 g/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- &, lt, 2.7
- Molecular weight
- 285.5121
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 38 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Cleaning agent15
- Surfactant (surface active agent)11
- Thickening agent4
- Foamant3
- Emulsifier2
- Softener and conditioner1
- Solubility enhancer1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata