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Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

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Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

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

Synthetic skin and hair conditioning agent.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	281 products
body wash/cleanser	175 products
liquid hand soap	138 products
facial cleanser	134 products
conditioner	45 products
bubble bath	37 products
baby shampoo	28 products
baby soap	23 products
exfoliant/scrub	13 products
bar soap	11 products
hair color and bleaching	9 products
hair treatment/serum	8 products
baby bubble bath	7 products
bath oil/salts/soak	6 products
styling mousse/foam	3 products
mask	3 products
makeup remover	3 products
toothpaste	3 products
beard cleanser	2 products
	2 products
shaving cream	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
nail treatment	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
beard care	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
eye makeup remover	1 products
hair-loss treatment	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature
Limited evidence of skin irritation	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicity	Open scientific literature
Limited evidence of environmental toxicity or persistence	Open scientific literature
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
247 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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