This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- 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
EU · Annex II, entry 411Secondary alkyl- and alkanolamines and their salts
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223