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INCI ingredient

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Also listed as: Cocamidopropyl Betaïne, Cocamidopropyl Bétaïne, Cocamidopropyl Betainë

A gentle foaming cleanser made from coconut oil, often paired with sulfates to soften them.

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine appears in most shampoos, face washes and shower gels. It creates a soft foam and reduces the sting of stronger cleansers.

It is not a sulfate. A product can be sulfate-free and still foam well thanks to this ingredient.

Functions: surfactant, foam booster

Products with Cocamidopropyl Betaine

in 2,885 products

Showing 24 of 2,885 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • cleansing
  • surfactant - foam boosting
  • hair conditioning
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • cleansing: Helping to keep the body surface clean.
  • surfactant - foam boosting: Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.

CAS 97862-59-4 (generic)/61789-40-0/70851-07-9/83138-08-3 · EC -/263-058-8/274-923-4/-

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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