Sodium Lauroamphoacetate ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is an amphoteric surfactant used for mild cleansing, foam boosting, and improving skin feel in rinse-off products. It also helps make anionic surfactant systems feel less stripping.
What does Sodium Lauroamphoacetate do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is an amphoteric surfactant used for mild cleansing, foam boosting, and improving skin feel in rinse-off products. It also helps make anionic surfactant systems feel less stripping.
Is Sodium Lauroamphoacetate clean?
It is generally well tolerated and is not a common clean-standard restricted-list ingredient. The main quality-control point is low residual processing impurities from manufacture.
Is Sodium Lauroamphoacetate sustainable?
This material is commonly based on fatty-acid feedstocks that may be coconut, palm kernel, or mixed-origin, so supplier traceability matters. It is considered readily biodegradable and has low concern for environmental persistence in typical rinse-off use.
Is Sodium Lauroamphoacetate COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural when made from approved feedstocks and manufacturing steps, but it is not inherently an organic ingredient. Its Green Chemistry fit is strongest when the fatty feedstock is renewable, responsibly sourced, and residual reagents are tightly controlled.
How does Sodium Lauroamphoacetate work chemically?
The molecule is a zwitterionic surfactant, carrying both positive and negative charge centers depending on pH, which explains its mildness and compatibility with many anionic systems. It is typically used in aqueous cleansers across mildly acidic to neutral pH ranges, where it supports foam quality, viscosity building with salt-responsive systems, and reduced eye and skin sting.
Last updated 2026-05-13