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COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE
Score
Data: Limited
CAS68139-30-0
shampoo (90 products)
body wash/ cleanser (74 products)
facial cleanser (45 products)
liquid hand soap (29 products)
hair color and bleaching (20 products)
Show all 266 products that contain COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE.
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COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE

Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity no information
Use restrictions no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Antistatic Agent; Hair Conditioning Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous;Surfactant - Cleansing Agent; Surfactant - Foam Booster; Viscosity Increasing Agent - Aqueous; FOAM BOOSTING; SKIN CONDITIONING; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

About COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE: Synthetic skin and hair conditioning agent.

Synonym(s): (3-COCAMIDOPROPYL) (2-HYDROXY-3-SULFOPROPYL) DIMETHYL QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, HYDROXIDE,; INNER SALT; 1-PROPANAMINIUM, N- (3-AMINOPROPYL) -2-HYDROXY-N,N-DIMETHYL-3-SULFO, N-COCO ACYL DERIVS., HYDROXIDES,; QUATERNARY AMM ONIUM COMPOUNDS, (3-COCAMIDOPROPYL) (2-HYDROXY-3-SULFOPROPYL) DIMETHYL, HYDROXIDE,; HYDROXIDE, (3-COCAMIDOPROPYL) (2-HYDROXY-3-SULFOPROPYL) DIMETHYL QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROXIDES, 1-PROPANAMINIUM, N- (3-AMINOPROPYL) -2-HYDROXY-N,N-DIMETHYL-3-SULFO, N-COCO ACYL DERIVS.; HYDROXIDE, QUATERNARY AMM ONIUM COMPOUNDS, (3-COCAMIDOPROPYL) (2-HYDROXY-3-SULFOPROPYL) DIMETHYL; (3-COCAMIDOPROPYL) (2-HYDROXY-3-SULFOPROPYL) DIMETHYL QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS HYDROXIDE; N-COCO ACYL DERIVS. HYDROXIDES, 1-PROPANAMINIUM, N- (3-AMINOPROPYL) -2-HYDROXY-N,N-DIMETHYL-3-SULFO; (3-COCAMIDOPROPYL) (2-HYDROXY-3-SULFOPROPYL) DIMETHYL HYDROXIDE, QUATERNARY AMM ONIUM COMPOUNDS; 1PROPANAMINIUM, N (3AMINOPROPYL) 2HYDROXYN,NDIMETHYL3SULFO, NCOCO ACYL DERIVS., HYDROXIDES, INNER SALTS

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel  
213 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be persistent    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List1-PROPANAMINIUM, N-(3-AMINOPROPYL)-2-HYDROXY-N,N-DIMETHYL-3-SULFO-, N-COCO ACYL DERIVS., HYDROXIDES, INNER SALTS,,Low-Health Priority,,,,,,,

references
government/industry list/academic study reference
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListEC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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