A lauric acid amide used as a foam booster and thickener.
What it is
Lauramide MEA is the monoethanolamide of lauric acid, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide. CosIng lists it as an antistatic agent, foam-boosting surfactant, cleansing surfactant and viscosity-controlling ingredient.
Where it is used
Used in shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and bubble baths.
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 reveal whether the lauric acid comes from coconut, palm kernel or other sources.
Functions
- Antistatic
- Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
- Surfactant – foam boosting
- Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
- 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).
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (9)
- Revlon ColorSilk Beautiful Color Saç Boyası 73 Şampanya Sarısı · REVLON
- Revlon ColorSilk Beautiful Color Saç Boyası 44 Orta Kızıl Kahve · REVLON
- tinta per capelli · biokap
- Revlon ColorSilk Beautiful Color Saç Boyası 51 Açık Kahve · REVLON
- Revlon ColorSilk Beautiful Color Saç Boyası 55 Açık Kızıl Kahve · REVLON
- Marble 3-In-1 Hair, Face, and Body Wash · Bath & Body Works
- Gel douche Coco Professionnel · Athena
- Shampooing fortifiant · Athena
- Colorsilk Beautiful Color - 32 Acajou foncé · Colorsilk