Cocamide DEA is also named N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) coco fatty acid diethanolamide, coconut fatty acid diethanolamide, cocoyl diethanolamide, and coconut oil acid diethanolamide. It is manufactured from coconut oil and is widely used in industry and at horne as a surface-active agent. It is contained in hand gels, handwashing soaps, shampoos and dish-washing liquids for its foam-producing and stabilizing properties, and in metalworking fluids and polishing agents as an anticorrosion inhibitor.