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Cocamidopropyl betaine

CAS 61789-40-0

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

86243-76-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cocamidopropyl betaine in plain language

What it is

Also known as Monateric cab · Amphotensid b 4 f · Caltaine C-35 · Chembetaine c surfactant · Chembetaine cad surfactant · Chembetaine cgf surfactant

Show all 66 names

Cocoamidopropyl betaine · Cocoyl amide propylbetaine · 0RISTAR capb · Amido betaine c · Amido betaine C-45 · Amonyl 380 ba · Amonyl 440 ni · Ampholyt jb 130K · Amphosol ca · Amphosol cg · Amphosol hca · Amphosol hcg · Amphotensid B4/C · Amphotensid B5 · Capb · Colateric coab · Crodateric cab 30 · Custotaine cab · Cocamido propyl betaine · Dehyton k · Dehyton pk 45 · Detaine CAPB-35 · Empigen bs · Euroquat HC47 · Euroquat hcb · Euroquat hpk · Euroquat laf · Euroquat p · Fmb cap b · Genagen cab · Jeeteric cab-lc · Lexaine c · Lonzaine c · Lonzaine co · Lowenol C-11034 · Mackam 35 · Mackam 50-UL · Mackam DH-13 · Mackam j · Mackam l · Mirataine bet C-30 · Mirataine cab/a · Mirataine cb · Obazolin CAB-30 · Proteric cab-lc · Ritataine · Sabosol pb · Schercotaine CAB-35 betaine amphoteric · Softazoline cpb · Tego betain c 60 · Tego betain ck d · Tego betain f · Tego betain L7 · Tego betain zf · Unibetaine BA-35 · Unibetaine BK-35 · Unibetaine k · Velvetex BA-35 · Velvetex BK-35 · Wallalyt b 30

What it does

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a thickener.

  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Thickener
  • Conditioner
  • Foaming agent
  • Antistatic
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cocamidopropyl betaine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1135 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1135 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cocamidopropyl betaine. 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 Cocamidopropyl betaine yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september-14-2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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 Cocamidopropyl betaine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,135

Named organisations

6

Personal careCleaning products and household careCleaning and safetyIndustrial productsPet and animal careVehicle

Typical roles

EmulsifierSurfactantThickenerConditionerFoaming agentAntistatic
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Cocamidopropyl betaine; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cocamidopropyl betaine in the catalog.