Ingredient
DISODIUM COCO-SULFOSUCCINATE
Substance information
"Disodium…" refers to a disodium salt. This ingredient contains (fatty) alcohols from coconut oil as alcoholic components. Succinates are salts or esters of succinic acid (butanedioic acid). Sulfosuccinates are salts or esters of sulfosuccinic acid.
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
CLEANSING
Cleans skin, hair or teeth
SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Softens and smoothens the skin
SURFACTANT - HYDROTROPE
Enhances the solubility of substances in water
Origin
synthetic/plant (Information may exclusively reflect the status at initial entry of this ingredient into the relevant INCI dictionary; technological progress may have added new manufacturing options based on substances of different origin)
Belongs to the following substance groups
Regulating cosmetics
Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.