Cocamide

Cocamide is a mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil. As coconut oil contains about 50% of lauric acid, in formulas only the 12-carbon chains tend to be considered. Therefore the formula of cocamide can be written as CH₃(CH₂)₁₀CONH₂, though the number of carbon atoms in the chains varies (it is always even).

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Cocamide is the structural basis of many surfactants. Common are ethanolamines (cocamide MEA, cocamide DEA, cocamide TEA), or betaine compounds (cocamidopropyl betaine).