Sodium Chitosan Rice Branamide Hydroxypropylsulfonate

What is it?

Sodium Chitosan Rice Branamide Hydroxypropylsulfonate is the product obtained by the reaction of Chitosan with rice bran acid anhydride and sodium 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate.

What does it do?

Sodium Chitosan Rice Branamide Hydroxypropylsulfonate 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

• Skin conditioning - emollient

  softens the skin by reducing roughness and friction between skin cells

• Skin protecting

  helps shield skin from external environmental factors

• 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 Chitosan Rice Branamide Hydroxypropylsulfonate 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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• 2'-Deoxyadenosine hair conditioning
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• 2-Oleamido-1,3,4-Octadecatriyl Prolinate hair conditioning
• 3-Ethylamino-P-Cresol Sulfate hair conditioning
• Abies Balsamea Extract hair conditioning