The ingredient, explained
Coco-betaine
Coco-betaine is used as a cleansing surfactant. Its recorded roles include helping remove material from a surface and changing the amount or stability of foam.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
About this ingredient: CosIng identity and functions via Open Beauty Facts ↗ · European Commission ingredient function definitions ↗
- Antistatic
- Reduces the build-up of static electrical charge on surfaces.
- Cleansing
- Helps remove material from the body surface.
- Foam boosting
- Changes the amount, texture or stability of foam.
- Hair conditioning
- Improves cosmetic hair properties such as softness, shine or combability.
- Skin conditioning
- A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.
- Viscosity controlling
- Adjusts how thick or fluid a product is.
- Surfactant
- Changes surface tension to help a product distribute or interact with other materials.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
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Products containing this ingredient
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Names and identifiers
Registry identity
Betaines, coco alkyldimethyl
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- COCO-BETAINE
- CAS registry number
- 68424-94-2
- EC number
- 270-329-4/931-700-2
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026
- European Commission ingredient function definitions ↗ · Recorded Sep 30, 2026