Coco-betaine is an amino acid component.
Cocamidopropyl betaine is an internal quaternary ammonium compound, which is similar to amino acid zwitterions and has a similar structure to proteins. It has minimal irritation to skin, hair, especially the eyes (cornea), and is relatively toxic. Low. And it can effectively reduce the irritating effect of alkyl sulfates and alkyl alcohol ether sulfates in cosmetics and bottle washing products such as baby cosmetics.
Structural properties:
Cocamidopropyl betaine is a light yellow transparent liquid with little irritation, mild performance, rich and stable foam, viscosity adjustment and bactericidal effect. Enhance the softness of hair and skin, and can be used as detergent, conditioner, wetting agent, bactericide, thickener and antistatic agent.
Cocamidopropyl betaine is not only odorless, light in color, low in salt, and gentle to the skin, but also has excellent moisturizing, dispersing, decontaminating, penetrating, antistatic, Sterilization, conditioning, thickening, calcium soap dispersion and biodegradation properties.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Betaine