Gloshell
Ingredients

Ingredient Dictionary

POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

1 products state the amountmedian 6%

  • under 0.01% 0
  • 0.01–0.1% 0
  • 0.1–1% 0
  • 1% or more 1

Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.

Of the products containing it, 260 list it before the 1% line and 29 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 289 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 289

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII WZ70FUF22U · registered name POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Amino Acid Alkyl Amides as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ココイルグリシンK: 本品は、ヤシ脂肪酸(*)とグリシン(*)とのアミドのカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATEINCI포타슘코코일글리시네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Glycine, N-coco acyl derivs., potassium saltsSynonymココイルグリシンKJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
301341-58-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID801020215

What products actually use it for

What the 2 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)1
  • Softener and conditioner1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 4 studies
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
  • Skin irritation - category 2
    Skin Irritation · Screening
  • Eye damage - category 1
    Eye Irritation · Screening
  • Severe Irritation
    eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD Guideline 492 (Reconstructed Human Cornea-like Epithelium (RhCE) Test Method for Identifying Chemicals Not Requiring Classification and Labelling for Eye Irritation or Serious Eye Damage) EpiOcular Eye Irritation Test (OCL-200-EIT) according to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Linked databases 12