Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII XPS9Q0ZPYZ · registered name DECYL BETAINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGBoosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Betaines as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DECYL BETAINEINCI데실베타인Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2644-45-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 220-152-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3062572
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7037507
- IUPAC
- [Decyldi(methyl)azaniumyl]acetate
- Molecular formula
- C14H29NO2
- Molecular weight
- 243.391 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Anti-static agent1
- Cleaning agent1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Foamant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata