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Is Cocoamidopropylbetaine Natural?
Hello! Can we claim natural if we are using cocoamidopropylbetaine in our formula? because i saw people do even though cocoamidopropylbetaine is considered as synthetic ingredient. Thank you for you help!
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I think that depends on how you choose to define natural. If you’re going by the COSMOS standard they allow you to claim CAPB is natural depending on how it was sourced. They refer to it in section 7.4.
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The ‘coc’ part (the fatty acid) is obtained from coconut oil (should be but may also come from palm kernel oil) whilst the amidopropylbetaine part is pure petrochemistry. Noteworthy, CPAB is not synthesised using betaine and even if, betaine aka trimethylglycine as we use it in cosmetics and as food supplement is neither ‘natural’ nor is it obtained from the isolated amino acid glycine but is 100% synthetic (the amino acid glycine is usually synthetic, too). Bon appetit…
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You know its synthetic.
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You can’t squeeze cocamidopropyl betaine out of a plant. You need synthetic organic chemistry for that.
But companies can claim anything they want right up to the point they are sued & have to pay significant fines https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/beauty-products/tarte-cosmetics-class-action-says-natural-products-contain-chemicals/
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You can try follow ISO standard, here you can find natural index of this ingredient: http://certified-natural-cosmetics.org/list-of-iso-indices
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