HYDROXYPROPYL BISLAURAMIDE MEA ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily a foam booster and viscosity builder for rinse-off cleansers, helping surfactant systems feel creamier and lather more consistently. It can also support mild emulsification and foam stability.
What does HYDROXYPROPYL BISLAURAMIDE MEA do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily a foam booster and viscosity builder for rinse-off cleansers, helping surfactant systems feel creamier and lather more consistently. It can also support mild emulsification and foam stability.
Is HYDROXYPROPYL BISLAURAMIDE MEA clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks usually view it more favorably than older diethanolamide foam boosters, but it still brings scrutiny because amide surfactants can carry residual amines. Formulators typically manage this through impurity specifications and by not pairing it with nitrosating systems.
Is HYDROXYPROPYL BISLAURAMIDE MEA sustainable?
This material is partly based on lauric fatty acids, often from coconut or palm kernel sources, plus synthetic amine chemistry. Biodegradation is expected to be better than persistent silicone or fluorinated materials, but palm-kernel traceability and supplier biodegradability data matter.
Is HYDROXYPROPYL BISLAURAMIDE MEA COSMOS-approved?
It is not a straightforward fit for COSMOS-organic, and COSMOS-natural use depends on supplier certification, allowed processing, and impurity controls. From a Green Chemistry lens, it gets credit for fatty-acid content and rinse-off functionality, but loses ground for synthetic processing and amine-residue management.
How does HYDROXYPROPYL BISLAURAMIDE MEA work chemically?
The molecule is a fatty amide amphiphile with long C12 hydrophobic chains and hydrophilic hydroxy and amide groups, which lets it sit at oil-water and air-water interfaces. Typical use is around 0.5% to 5% in shampoos, body washes, and hand soaps, with best performance in mildly acidic to neutral surfactant systems.
Last updated 2026-08-15