Tea-lauroyl keratin amino acids (inci)

"TEA" is the acronym for triethanolamine, a quaternary ammonium compound. Triethanolamine reacts easily with fatty acids to form triethanolamine soaps and is used as a basic component in soaps and other cosmetic products. The name component "lauroyl" means that the ingredient contains lauric acid (dodecanoic acid) as fatty acid component. In the cosmetic field keratin amino acids are amino acids which can be extracted from keratin (sheep wool) by appropriate procedures.

TEA-lauroyl keratin amino acids is a substance which is used in cosmetic formulations where it acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance; improves the even distribution of the products during application), skin care product (keeps the skin in a good condition), antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electric charge on the surface, for example of hair) and hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).