Cosmetic ingredient

BETAINE

BETAINE is a cosmetic ingredient name. HAIR CONDITIONING | HUMECTANT | SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT. CAS 107-43-7/ 590-47-6.

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CAS number
107-43-7/ 590-47-6
EC number
203-490-6/ 209-684-7
Chemical name
Methanaminium, 1-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt

What it is

BETAINE is the INCI name used to identify this ingredient in cosmetic products. The technical record associates it with the chemical name “Methanaminium, 1-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt”.

What it does in a formula

In the available technical record, the assigned cosmetic functions are: hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning — humectant.

Conditions and care

The available record does not report a specific condition or restriction for this name. The absence of this field does not amount to a safety assessment.

Chemical description

Betaine is the zwitterion (inner salt) that conforms to the formula

Catalogue presence

Products containing this ingredient

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