Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate

The Uses of Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate

Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a mild surfactant, even milder than its ??úcousin??ù, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate. The mixture of both, plus Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine ensures that dirt, make-up, sunscreen, and excess sebum is washed away while leaving your skin supple and hydrated. One challenge of Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is that it precipitates at low pH, making it unsuitable in products formulated with a pH lower than 5.

Definition

Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is another amino acid-based surfactant that is composed of Glycine and a fatty acid. Since Glycine is the smallest amino acid, it allows for the surfactant to have a considerably smaller charged head compared to other anionic surfactants. Because of this, it is less damaging to the Stratum Corneum (SC) compared to other anionics.