An amphoteric surfactant based on cocoa butter fatty acids, used as a cleansing and foam-boosting ingredient.
What it is
Sodium cocoabutteramphoacetate is an amphoteric surfactant: the sodium salt of an amidoamine made from the fatty acids of cocoa butter (Theobroma cacao), carrying a hydroxyethyl and a carboxymethyl group. CosIng lists it as a foam-boosting surfactant, a hair-conditioning ingredient and a cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of 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 INCI name does not show the exact fatty acid distribution.
Functions
- Surfactant – foam boosting
- Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
- Hair conditioning
- Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
- 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.