Cocamide DEA

Cleanses and foams.

What it is

A surfactant, a washing and foaming ingredient, made from coconut oil fatty acids.

Thickens the product, helps it foam, and helps oil and water mix.

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Cleanses and foamsOfficial EU function: Surfactant - cleansing

Helps oil and water mixOfficial EU function: Surfactant - emulsifying

Gives the textureOfficial EU function: Viscosity controlling

Restricted in certain uses · Cosmetics, EU

Allowed in EU cosmetics up to 0.5% (Annex III, entry 60).

A label gives no amounts, so none of this says a product is unsafe.