Disodium cocoamphodiacetate
Disodium cocoamphodiacetate ( INCI designation disodium cocoamphodiacetate ), and cocoamphocarboxyglycinate , is a synthetic amphoteric surfactant from the group of imidazoline derivatives . It is a disodium salt, or more precisely a alkylamido alkylamine on coconut - fatty acid base .
properties
As an amphoteric surfactant, disodium cocoamphodiacetate has, depending on whether its environment is basic or acidic , anionic or cationic properties and thus remains stable even in strongly acidic or alkaline solutions. The substance was assigned the ELINCS number 931-291-0 and the CAS number 68650-39-5.
use
The substance is used in particular in the field of cosmetics , especially as a cosurfactant in shower gels , foam baths and shampoos . Even in sea or hard water it still has good foam-forming properties and behaves hydrotropically .
Disodium cocoamphodiacetate is considered a mild surfactant and is also used as a hair conditioner and skin care substance .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Frank Burczyk, Aggy Gianni: Cosmetics lexicon: Ingredients A - Z; [Avoid allergies; Recognize incompatibilities; Understanding declarations] . Georg Thieme Verlag, 1999, ISBN 978-3-431-04002-9 , p. 74 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b Sabine Ellsässer: Body Care and Cosmetics A textbook for PTA training and advice in pharmacy practice . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-08181-5 , pp. 106 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b c Information on disodium cocoamphodiacetate on haut.de, accessed on March 23, 2018
- ↑ Marina Bährle-Rapp: Springer Lexicon Cosmetics and Body Care - Marina Bährle-Rapp . Springer-Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-24688-3 , p. 173 ( limited preview in Google Book search).