Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Lauryl Betaine in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Lauryl Betaine is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 32 products, most often body care.

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What does Lauryl Betaine do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Lauryl Betaine lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, cleans the skin, hair or teeth, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, cleansing, skin conditioning, hair conditioning and antistatic.

surfactantcleansingskin conditioninghair conditioningantistatic

What other names and numbers does Lauryl Betaine have?

CAS number
683-10-3
EC number
211-669-5
CosIng reference
34954

Which products contain Lauryl Betaine?

Open Beauty Facts finds Lauryl Betaine in the ingredient lists of 32 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, bath and shower and shampoos.

  • Body care4
  • Bath and shower3
  • Shampoos3
  • Shaving2
  • Shower gels2
  • Soaps2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 17 · Australia 8 · Germany 4 · Spain 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Lauryl Betaine turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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