Potassium Dihydroxyethyl Cocamine Oxide Phosphate

What is it?

Phosphoric acid, monoesters with coco-alkylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)amine N-oxides, dipotassium salts

What does it do?

Potassium Dihydroxyethyl Cocamine Oxide Phosphate is listed in the EU cosmetic ingredient inventory with the following declared functions:

• Hair conditioning

  improves the appearance, feel, and manageability of hair

• Surfactant - cleansing

  surfactant whose primary cosmetic role is cleansing — the active workhorse in soaps, shampoos, and body washes

• Surfactant - foam boosting

  surfactant that increases the volume or stability of foam produced by other surfactants in the same formulation

EU regulatory status

Potassium Dihydroxyethyl Cocamine Oxide Phosphate is allowed for use in cosmetic products in the European Union under Regulation 1223/2009. It is not subject to a specific Annex restriction at the time of writing.

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