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INCI ingredient

Cocamide MEA

A coconut-derived foam booster that thickens shampoos and body washes.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Cocamide MEA is coconut fatty acids joined to monoethanolamine. It makes foam creamier and more stable and thickens the cleanser so it does not run off the hand. CosIng lists it as foam boosting and viscosity controlling.

It is plant-derived and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: foam boosting, thickener

Products with Cocamide MEA

in 495 products

Showing 24 of 495 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • surfactant - foam boosting
  • viscosity controlling
  • surfactant - foam boosting: Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 68140-00-1 · EC 268-770-2

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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