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Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
A coconut-derived cleanser that foams and is often used to soften stronger cleansing agents.
What it does
A coconut-derived cleansing agent. It also conditions hair.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as 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 (2026) assessed 11 fatty amphocarboxylates, sodium cocoamphoacetate among them, used to cleanse and foam. A woman got a facial rash from a makeup remover with it, and patch tests to it were positive. People with rashes from hand cleansers also had positive patch tests to several of these, this one among those tested. They judged all 11 safe as used in products made not to cause allergy and kept away from ingredients that form nitrosamines.Ferguson 2026 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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