Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII WP8C6WF33S · registered name PENDECAMAINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAPB)
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PALMITAMIDOPROPYL BETAINEINCI팔미타미도프로필베타인Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Propanaminium, N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-[(1-oxohexadecyl)amino]-, inner saltSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 32954-43-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 251-306-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3067734
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6038615
- IUPAC
- [(3-Hexadecanamidopropyl)di(methyl)azaniumyl]acetate
- Molecular formula
- C23H46N2O3
- Molecular weight
- 398.632 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI
- Melting/freezing point
- 0 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 100 ℃
- Relative density
- 1.05
- Molecular weight
- 398.627
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 10 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)5
- Softener and conditioner2
- Cleaning agent1
- Foamant1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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