Tea-peg-3 cocamide sulphate (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. "PEG" refers to a PEG (polyethylene glycol) derivative. The number after "PEG-" indicates the average number of molecular units -CH2-CH2-O- (M = 1000). Sulphates are salts or esters of sulphuric acid.

TEA-PEG-3 cocamide sulfate is a substance which is used in cosmetic formulations where it is used as surfactant (washing-active substance; improves the even distribution of the products during application), foaming agent (increases the foam formation and improves the volume, structure and stability of the foam), solubilizer (is able to dissolve or dilute substances without causing chemical reactions between the dissolved substance and the dissolving substance) and emulsifier (surface-active substance used as an additive in cosmetic preparations to remove 2 immiscible liquids - e.g. sulphuric acid or sulphuric acid esters).B. oil and water- to form an emulsion).