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Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

CAS 68139-30-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine · Chembetaine cas surfactant · Crosultaine cas 50 · Mackam CBS-50 · Obazolin CHS-121 · cocamidopropyl

Show all 8 names

cocoamidopropyl hydroxysultaine · cocoamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (alternate cas: 70851-08-0)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a cleansing agent and a hair conditioner.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Hair conditioning
  • Antistatic
  • Foam boosting
  • Viscosity controlling
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. Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive1-Propanaminium, N-(3-aminopropyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo-, N-coco acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts
    • 1-Propanaminium, N-(3-aminopropyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo-, N-coco acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner saltsSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1030 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 1030 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 →
  • 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 Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine. 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 hydroxysultaine 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 september 5, 2012

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

Source records

1,030

Named organisations

6

Personal careCleaning products and household careCleaning and safetyRaw materials

Typical roles

Skin conditioningCleansingHair conditioningAntistaticFoam boostingViscosity controlling
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine in the catalog.