cocamidopropyl betaine

 

what is it?

Cocamidopropyl betaine is an ingredient in the class of alkyl betaines. The parent compound, betaine, is naturally occurring amino acid that can be isolated from sugar beets and it is a common component of the human diet. This ingredient is formulated by reacting fatty dimethyl amines from coconuts with chloroacetic acid in water solution.

what does it do?

Cocamidopropyl betaine is used as an anti-static surfactant/cleanser and viscosity increasing agent in some of BRAHSTON products.

what do the experts say?

+ The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel

+ EWG Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

  • SAFETY RATING

    1-6

    According to EWG, albizia julibrissin durazz extract is rated as a 1-6 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest risk to health and 10 being the highest. The rating is due to the association of the ingredient with the potential to cause an allergic reaction or skin contact dermatitis. However, these reactions are likely due to impurities and contamination when poorly sourced or produced.

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