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INCI ingredient

Lauramidopropyl Betaine

Lauramidopropyl Betaine appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

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

Lauramidopropyl Betaine appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antistatic, cleansing, surfactant - foam boosting, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant - cleansing, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • cleansing
  • surfactant - foam boosting
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • 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 4292-10-8 · EC 224-292-6

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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