Lauroyl lysine is the lauroyl derivative of lysine, the ∊-amide produced from the reaction of lauroyl chloride and lysine. Amino Acid Alkyl Amide.

What it is used for and where
Cosmetics

Hair conditioning agent.
A large number of ingredients with specific purposes can co-exist in a hair shampoo: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, mattifying agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersing agents that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioners includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners.

Skin conditioning agent miscellaneous.
Ingredients that have the task of modifying the condition of the skin when it is damaged or dry by reducing its flakiness and restoring its elasticity.

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