Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine CAS No.: 68139-30-0
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is made through a chemical process involving the reaction of coconut oil with sodium bisulfite and chloroacetic acid. This process modifies the coconut oil molecules, resulting in the creation of Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine.
Features
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine finds extensive use in both skin and hair care products due to its versatile properties.
1.Skin care: It is often incorporated into skin care products like facial cleansers, body washes, and hand soaps. It acts as a gentle yet effective cleanser, removing impurities without stripping the skin of its natural moisture. Its foaming ability creates a luxurious lather, leaving the skin feeling clean and refreshed.
2.Hair care: It is used to cleanse the scalp and hair, remove excess oil, dirt, and product buildup. Its mild nature makes it suitable for sensitive scalps and can provide a gentle conditioning effect, leaving the hair soft, manageable, and shiny.
Characteristics
1.The mild amphoteric surfactant has good compatibility with cationic, anionic and non-ionic surfactants.
2.lt is resistant to hard water with high foaming property, excellent thickening property as well as excellent foaming stability.
3.Under weak acid conditions, it shows cationic characteristics and has good softening, conditioning and sterilization effects.
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine plays the role in formulation:
-Cleansing
-Foam boosting
-Surfactant
lt is applicable to various kinds of personaland household washing products such as shampoo, body wash, facial cleanser, baby body wash, hand sanitizer, laundry detergent, etc.