SODIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a surfactant made from acylated glycine derivatives and sodium salts. Its water-attracting and oil-attracting parts explain why it can take part in the cleansing step of a rinse-off cosmetic.
SODIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE: what it is
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a surfactant made from acylated glycine derivatives and sodium salts. Its water-attracting and oil-attracting parts explain why it can take part in the cleansing step of a rinse-off cosmetic.
Rather than naming one single fixed-chain chemical, cocoyl covers acyl glycines with different chain lengths. A study that made cocoyl glycinate from coconut oil and sodium glycinate found this chain-length mixture, which distinguishes it from a glycinate with one defined chain, such as sodium lauroyl glycinate.
SODIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE: what it does in cosmetics
In liquid cleansers, shampoos and similar wash-off products, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate helps water spread through the product and lift surface oil and soil during rinsing. It can also help make application and rinsing feel more even, and it is used in products intended for skin and hair.
In laboratory testing, a solution of this ingredient lowered water's surface tension, which is the kind of behavior expected from a surfactant and supports its cleansing role. That result concerns an aqueous ingredient solution, not a finished product tested on skin or hair, so it does not establish treatment for acne, dryness, damage or any disease.
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