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Cocamine

CAS 8034-99-9

Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers

8035-00-5 · 37334-76-2 · 39281-05-5 · 39444-39-8 · 174593-28-3 · 745822-74-6 · 1454651-18-3 · 61788-46-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cocamine in plain language

What it is

Also known as coco alkyl Amines · Coconut amine · (Coconut oil alkyl)amine · Armeen c · Armeen cd · Coconut oil fatty acids amine

Show all 10 names

Coco amine · Cocoalkylamine · Distilled coco amine · cocoamine

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and an antistatic agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Antistatic
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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. Cocamine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveAmines, coco alkyl Restriction: III/61
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Emulsifier, Hardener.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Emulsifier, Hardener.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 Cocamine. 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 Cocamine 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 april 27, 2017

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

Source records

6

Named organisations

6

Cleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

EmulsifyingAntistaticEmulsifierSurfactant
See products using Cocamine →