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Potassium cocoyl glutamate

CAS 287735-37-9

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

301341-29-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Potassium cocoyl glutamate in plain language

What it is

Also known as L-​Glutamic acid, N-​coco acyl derivs., potassium salts · Potassium n-cocoacyl-l-glutamate · Amisoft CK-11 · Eversoft uck · Glutamate, l-, n-cocoyl, potassium

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner and a cleansing agent. Glutamic acid, N-coco acyl derivs., monopotassium salts.

  • Hair conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Surfactant
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Potassium cocoyl glutamate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveGlutamic acid, N-coco acyl derivs., monopotassium salts
    • Glutamic acid, N-coco acyl derivs., monopotassium saltsSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Potassium cocoyl glutamate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Potassium cocoyl glutamate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated May 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Potassium cocoyl glutamate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

8

Named organisations

4

Personal care

Typical roles

Hair conditioningCleansingSurfactantConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Potassium cocoyl glutamate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Potassium cocoyl glutamate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.