Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a mild anionic surfactant used to cleanse, foam, and help lift oil and soil from skin and hair. It is often used in facial cleansers, shampoos, and body washes when a lower-stripping lather is desired.
What does Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a mild anionic surfactant used to cleanse, foam, and help lift oil and soil from skin and hair. It is often used in facial cleansers, shampoos, and body washes when a lower-stripping lather is desired.
Is Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well accepted because it has low irritation potential compared with harsher anionic surfactants and is not a common allergen. Eye sting or dryness can still occur at higher active levels, especially in formulas with a high total surfactant load.
Is Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate sustainable?
This material is typically made from plant-derived fatty acids and an amino-acid-derived component, so its feedstock profile is largely renewable. It is expected to be readily biodegradable and does not raise the same persistence concerns associated with silicones, fluorinated materials, or some synthetic polymers.
Is Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted in COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic products when the raw material meets the standard’s sourcing and processing rules. Its profile fits Green Chemistry well because it uses renewable inputs, mild aqueous formulation, and biodegrades after use.
How does Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate work chemically?
The molecule is a potassium salt of an N-acyl amino acid, combining a fatty chain with polar carboxylate groups that give it water solubility and anionic cleansing behavior. It is commonly used around 1 to 10 percent active surfactant in rinse-off products, performs best in mildly acidic to neutral systems, and is often paired with amphoteric or nonionic surfactants to tune foam and mildness.
Last updated 2026-08-17