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What is Sodium Cocoamphoacetate?

Cleansing

Sodium Cocoamphoacetate is a cleansing ingredient that lifts away oil and grime.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Cleansing, Foaming, Hair conditioning, Surfactant, cleansing.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Which products feature it?

2 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

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  • Key: Sodium Cocoamphoacetate (#4 on the ingredient list), Coco-Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate

    3 claims checked

    claims, checked

    • Cleansing oil / Skin type: all skin types / Vegan certification: Hanguk Vigan Injeungwon, Ibeu Bigeonbacked by evidence
    • The functions of cleansing oil and cleansing foam in one product. 1,2-step cleansing at once, an all-in-one cleanser that reduces skin irritation steps.plausible, not tested
    • A new hybrid all-in-one cleanser that contains all the functions of oil and foam to reduce skin irritation stepsnothing specific to check
  • Key: Sodium Cocoamphoacetate (#11 on the ingredient list), Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) Leaf Extract

    5 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    better barrier support
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Weakly acidic barrier care even after cleansingplausible, not tested
    • Moist skin texture with no tightness even after washingplausible, not tested
    • #LowIrritation #NoEyeStingplausible, not tested
    • A reassuring cleansing water that protects a healthy pH and leaves moisture in fullplausible, not tested
    • Low irritation, reassuring cleansing with over 96% skincare ingredientsno supporting source found