An ethoxylated glycerol ester of coconut fatty acids used as an emulsifier and cleanser.
What it is
Glycereth-2 cocoate is the ester of coconut fatty acids and a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin with an average of two ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in cleansing oils, shower oils and other cleansing products.
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 number 2 indicates the average number of ethylene oxide units, not a concentration.
Functions
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- 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.
Products with this ingredient (13)
- Pumpkin Time Szampon regenerujący do włosów · Vis Plantis
- Kalahari Melon & Aloe Vera Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner · Mielle
- Naturia Shower gel mango and papaya · Joanna
- Bagnodoccia rigenerante · Borotalco
- Seduction Duschgel · Cien Men
- Savon à mains · The Unscented Company
- CREME DUSCHE Avocadoöl & Sheabutter · Fenjal
- Cremedusche Sensitiv · Cien
- Sapone idratante Original · Borotalco
- Bagnodoccia idratante Neutro Roberts · Manetti & Roberts
- Borotalco Original · Borotalco
- idratante con glicerina naturale · Neutro Roberts