Sodium Carboxymethyl Chitosan Lauramide

What is it?

Sodium Carboxymethyl Chitosan Lauramide is the sodium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of Chitosan with lauric acid anhydride and chloroacetic acid

What does it do?

Sodium Carboxymethyl Chitosan Lauramide is listed in the EU cosmetic ingredient inventory with the following declared functions:

• Hair conditioning

  improves the appearance, feel, and manageability of hair

• Skin conditioning

  improves the appearance, feel, and condition of skin

• Surfactant - cleansing

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

• Surfactant - emulsifying

  surfactant that forms and stabilises emulsions of oil and water — without it, creams and lotions would separate

EU regulatory status

Sodium Carboxymethyl Chitosan Lauramide 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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