How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 169 list it before the 1% line and 24 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 189 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 189
WISELYOpenwork Easy Cleansing Oil to Foam
BiorgaBack Acne Body Wash Betaine Salicylate 1000ml
FATIONNOSCA9 Trouble Body Wash 490ml
Happy BathZero Percent Gentle Bubble Hand Wash 500g
AROMATICATea Tree Purifying Shampoo 400ml
DUFT&DOFTDUFT&DOFT SofiSofi Body Wash 500ml
ARWEARWE Bitter Butter Body Wash 500ml
FeelodyFeelody Wonder Bubble Foam Cleansing 150ml
ROUND LABROUND LAB Pine Calming Cica Body Wash 400ml
d'AlbaWhite Truffle Oil Serum Body Cleanser
FATIONFATION NOSCA9 Trouble Body Wash
FATIONFATION NOSCA9 Trouble Body Wash 40ml (Trial Size)
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII Y4P927Q133 · registered name LAURYL BETAINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Betaines as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウリルベタイン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される両性化合物（分子内塩）である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 683-10-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 211-669-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6041266
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4021266
- IUPAC
- [Dodecyldi(methyl)azaniumyl]acetate
- Molecular formula
- C16H33NO2
- Molecular weight
- 271.445 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- CBI, Liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 196 ℃
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 0.47
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 28 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)12
- Softener and conditioner6
- Cleaning agent5
- Anti-static agent3
- Dispersing agent1
- Thickening agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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