Disodium stearamido mea sulfosuccinates (inci)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Disodium stearamido MEA-sulfosuccinate, a surfactant, is used in cosmetic formulations. The substance has a skin cleansing and foaming effect (increases the foam formation and improves volume, structure and durability of the foam). Furthermore, disodium stearamido MEA-sulfosuccinate has hydrotropic effects (increases the solubility of a substance which is hardly soluble in water).

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MEA is the acronym for monoethanolamide. Sulfosuccinates are salts/esters of sulfosuccinic acid.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer