A taurate surfactant from coconut fatty acids, combined with sodium taurinate.
What it is
Sodium taurine cocoyl methyltaurate is, according to CosIng, the salt of N-cocoyl-N-methyltaurine with sodium 2-aminoethanesulfonate (sodium taurinate), an anionic surfactant. CosIng lists it as a cleansing, emulsifying and cleansing-surfactant ingredient.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of 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.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- 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.