Pe
PEG-15 Cocamine
PEG-15 Cocamine
Helps a product cleanse, keeps oil and water mixed, and cuts static in hair.
What it does
It’s an amine made from coconut fatty acids, joined to a PEG chain.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as an emulsifier (helps oil and water mix) and a cleanser (helps keep skin clean).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2018) assessed 47 PEGs cocamine and related ingredients, used mostly as surfactants (cleansing and mixing agents) and to reduce static. Like other surfactants they can irritate, and earlier findings rated PEG-15 cocamine a mild irritant, so the reviewers judged them safe in products made not to irritate. Products with 2.9% and 1.0% PEG-15 cocamine caused no allergy in 201 and 212 people. They also ruled out products where N-nitroso compounds can form.Boyer 2018 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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