Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAB) is an organic compound derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.
It is a zwitterion, consisting of both a quaternary ammonium cation and a carboxylate. CAB is available as viscous colorless to pale yellow liquid that is used as a surfactant in personal care products.
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INDEX
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APPEARANCE
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Colorless to straw clear liquid
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ACTIVE MATTER CONTENT %
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30±2
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NACL CONTENT %
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7.0 Max
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COLOR AND LUSTER (HAZEN)
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150 Max
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PH VALUE (5% SAMPLE SOLUTION )
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4.5-8.0
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Cocamidopropyl betaine is widely used as a surfactant. The usage of cocamidopropyl betaine in personal-care products has grown in recent years due to its relative mildness compared with other surface active compounds. Cocamidopropyl betaine is widely used in various cosmetics like shampoos, bath products, contact lens solutions, toothpaste detergents, makeup removers, shower gels, bath foam, liquid soaps, skin care products, hand wash detergents. Uses in household cleaning products, the scope of HERA, include laundry detergents, hand dishwashing liquids, and hard surface cleaners.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAB) is perfectly compatible with anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants, it can still be used as cloudy point inhibitor.
CAB can produce rich and fine foams. Fonnulated with adequate proportion of anionic surfactant, it has significant thickening effect.
CAB has excellent to tolerance to skin, effectively reduce the irritation caused by fatty alcohol sulfate or fatty alcohol ether sulfate in the products.
CAB has antibiotic function, being a good additive in personal sanitary products. CAB has excellent antistatic function, being an ideal conditioning agent.