Product Fact Sheet

GENAGEN® CAB

Amphoteric surfactant for the cosmetic industry

COMPOSITION Alkyl amidopropyl betaine, C12-18 CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD

INCI name Cocamidopropyl Betaine Rothausstrasse 61

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PRODUCT PROPERTIES Switzerland
Appearance (20 °C) clear liquid
BUSINESS UNIT INDUSTRIAL &
Hazen colour number max. 200 CONSUMER SPECIALTIES
pH-value (5 % tel quel in4.0 – 5.0 www.ics.clariant.com
water) www.clariant.com
Active substance 29.0 – 31.0 %
NaCl content max. 6.0 %
Cocosamido amine max. 0.5 %
Sodium max. 20 ppm
monochloracetate

Manufacture
Genagen® CAB is produced by reaction of coconut fatty acid with N,N
dimethylamino propylamine and reaction of this coconut fatty acid amide with
mono chloro acetic acid.

Profile
Genagen® CAB has good foaming properties and shows outstanding thickening
action in combination with Ether sulphates like Genapol® LRO and salt.
However, Genagen® CAB is one of the mildest Co-Surfactants used for personal
care applications. The mildness of formulations based on Ether sulphates like
Genapol® LRO are greatly improved. Due to these properties Genagen® CAB can
be used in all mild skin or hair cleansing formulations like face cleaning gels,
shower gels, shampoos, foam baths or liquid soaps in amounts of 2 to 10 %.

Compatibility
Being an amphoteric surfactant, Genagen® CAB shows high compatibility to
anionic, cationic or nonionic substances. The properties of Genagen® CAB are
not affected by hard water.

1 These characteristics are for guidance only and not to be taken as product specifications. The
tolerances are given in the product specification sheet. For further product properties, specifications,
safety and ecological data, please refer to the MSDS.

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Viscosity behavior
The viscosity of aqueous solutions of Ether sulphates like Genapol® LRO can be
improved easily over a broad area by mixing with different amounts of Genagen®
CAB and salt. This thickening effect is one of the most comfortable ways to finish
the formulation.

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Foaming behaviour
Rothausstrasse 61
In comparison to other mild Co-Surfactants Genagen® CAB shows good
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foaming capacity. Switzerland
If a formulation has to show even higher foaming action the combination with BUSINESS UNIT INDUSTRIAL &
Genaminox® CSL is recommended. Genaminox® CSL increases the foam volume CONSUMER SPECIALTIES

and also leads to an improvement in foam structure, often desired in commercial www.ics.clariant.com
practice, i.e. a fine-bubbled, creamy foam is obtained. www.clariant.com

Storage
Genagen® CAB is stable for at least two years at room temperature in its original
containers.

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