A mild amino acid surfactant made from rice amino acids and coconut fatty acids.
What it is
Potassium cocoyl rice amino acids is the potassium salt of the product obtained by reacting coconut fatty acid chloride with rice amino acids. CosIng lists it as an emollient, skin-conditioning agent, emulsifying surfactant and foam-boosting surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in facial cleansers, shampoos, shower gels and cleansing foams.
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 amino acid profile of the rice raw material or the proportion of the surfactant in the formula.
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Surfactant – foam boosting
- Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (10)
- Rozmaryn + Sól – glinka do stylizacji włosów · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Rozmaryn + Sól – prestyler do włosów · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- /szampon-HYDRATE · YOPE
- /szampon-BALANCE · YOPE
- Balance my hair lekka odżywka nieobciążająca do włosów · YOPE
- Balance my hair szampon do przetłuszczającej się skóry głowy · YOPE
- Morela – pianka do mycia twarzy · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Róża-Malina – żel pod prysznic · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Rozmaryn + Sól – żel pod prysznic · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Morela – żel pod prysznic · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła