- Type
- Surfactant
- How serious
- Low severity
- Evidence
- Strong evidence
Why it is flagged
Named Allergen of the Year by the American Contact Dermatitis Society in 2004. The reaction is usually traced to manufacturing residues rather than the surfactant itself.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Final report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the safety assessment of cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) Cosmetic Ingredient Review, 2012
- Cocamidopropyl betaine Dermatitis: Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug, 2008
Also listed as
capb, cocamidopropyl betaïne, coco betaine, cocamidopropylbetaine