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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Methyl Cocoate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Methyl Cocoate is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 16 products, most often shampoos.

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What does Methyl Cocoate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Methyl Cocoate softens and smooths the skin, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient and skin conditioning.

emollientskin conditioning

What other names and numbers does Methyl Cocoate have?

CAS number
61788-59-8
EC number
262-988-1
CosIng reference
35283

Which products contain Methyl Cocoate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Methyl Cocoate in the ingredient lists of 16 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and 2-in-1 shampoos.

  • Shampoos13
  • Hair care9
  • 2-in-1 shampoos1
  • Anti-dandruff shampoos1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 14 · Portugal 2 · Germany 1.

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

On these listsEmollients

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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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