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Data: Good

Coco Betaine

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● VELVETEX AB 45
● COCONUT BETAINE
● QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, (CARBOXYMETHYL)(COCO ALKYL)DIMETHYL, HYDROXIDES, INNER SALTS
● COCO DIMETHYL GLYCINE
● INNER SALTS QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, (CARBOXYMETHYL)(COCO ALKYL)DIMETHYL, HYDROXIDES
● HYDROXIDES INNER SALTS QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, (CARBOXYMETHYL)(COCO ALKYL)DIMETHYL
● BETAINES, COCO ALKYLDIMETHYL
● COCO BETAINE
● ALKYL (7%C8, 8%C10, 46%C12, 24%C14, 10%C16, 5%C18) AMINOBETAINE
● DIMETHYL COCOBETAINE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Coco-Betaine is a zwitterion (inner salt).

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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facial cleanser121 products
bubble bath10 products
shampoo297 products
conditioner15 products
liquid hand soap35 products
body wash/cleanser48 products
exfoliant/scrub19 products
shaving cream1 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
baby wipes61 products
Bath and Body Wipes3 products
Wipes7 products
makeup remover9 products
mask5 products
baby shampoo13 products
baby soap15 products
baby bubble bath7 products
hair treatment/serum10 products
hand sanitizer1 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment2 products
bar soap2 products
beard cleanser1 products
hair styling aid7 products
toners/astringents2 products
foot cleansing1 products
hair color and bleaching3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant1 products
body spray1 products
toothpaste1 products
Face Wipes1 products
beard care1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
skin/eye/lung irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Determined safe for use when formulated to avoid irritation, in assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR)Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Environment Canada
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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