The ammonium salt of coconut alkyl sulfate, an anionic cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Ammonium coco-sulfate is the ammonium salt of the sulfate esters of coconut-derived fatty alcohols. It is an anionic surfactant. CosIng lists it as a cleansing, emulsifying, foaming and cleansing surfactant ingredient.
Where it is used
Found in a small number of products, such as shampoos and shower gels.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not show the exact chain-length distribution.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Foaming
- Traping numerous small bubbles of air or other gas within a small volume of liquid by modifying the surface tension of the liquid.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.