A propoxylated fatty acid amide used as a cleansing surfactant.
What it is
PPG-2 hydroxyethyl coco/isostearamide is a propoxylated amide of a mixture of coconut fatty acids and isostearic acid. CosIng lists it as a cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and other foaming cleansers.
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 raw material is a mixture of fatty acid chain lengths rather than a single compound.
Functions
- 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 (7)
- Lirene Anti-cellulite sugar body peeling with green tea & coffee extract NO MORE DRAMA! 175 ml · Lirene
- Lirene Smoothing body peeling with extracts of grapefruit and sage MRS. PERFECT 175 ml · Lirene
- Beauty Argan Oil Shampoo · Equate
- Pink Frosted Animal Cracker · Philosophy
- Shampoo Bambu Nutre e Cresce · Pantene
- High Potency Classics Nutritive Cleanser · Perricone MD
- Vitamin C Ester Citrus Brightening Cleanser · Perricone MD