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Potassium cocoyl beta-alaninate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Potassium cocoyl beta-alaninate in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a foam booster. Potassium Cocoyl Beta-Alaninate is the potassium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of Coconut Acid and Beta-Alanine.

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

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Potassium cocoyl beta-alaninate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActivePotassium Cocoyl Beta-Alaninate is the potassium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of Coconut Acid and Beta-Alanine.
    • Potassium Cocoyl Beta-Alaninate is the potassium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of Coconut Acid and Beta-Alanine.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Potassium cocoyl beta-alaninate. 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 beta-alaninate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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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.