Characteristics
- INCI
- Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- CAS
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68140-01-2
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- EC
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268-771-8, 930-947-3
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- Functions
- antistatic, emulsifying, hair conditioning, surfactant
Description
A surfactant with a positively charged head that has good foaming properties and can be used in cleansing products both for the skin and the hair.
If you see this guy in a non-cleansing product then it's probably combined with salicylic acid. The two together go by the trade name Curcylic 40, and cocamidopropyl dimethylamine works there to make salicylic acid water soluble and stable.
Products with Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine (332 total)
Most often found in Plantnery products (19 items)
