How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 161 list it before the 1% line and 204 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 362 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 362
CHAHONGFix Volume Hair Spray Set of 2
Duke CannonDuke Cannon Firm Grip Hair Gel
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Styling Gel - Strong
AYUNCHEAiry Veil Volume Fixer
Forest StoryForest Story Super Hard Water Spray 252ml
Forest StoryForest Story Super Hard Water Spray 100ml
Paul MitchellFreeze and Shine Super Spray 250ml/100ml Special Set
MiseensceneStyle Care Pro Hair Spray 300ml (Natural Hold/Strong Hold)
DALEAFGlam Styling Fixer Special Set
NaturiumNaturium Mandelic Topical Acid 12%
American CrewAmerican Crew FIRM HOLD STYLING CREAM
OribeOribe Rock Hard Gel
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII LU49E6626Q · registered name AMINOMETHYLPROPANOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted or banned
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : Under maximum secondary amine: 0.5%
- Other limitations and requirements : No use with nitrosating systems. Minimum 99% -Pureza. Maximum -Tenor of secondary amines in raw materials 0.5%. Maximum nitrosamine -Tenor: 50 ug / kg. -Envasar / Nitrite - free store in containers.
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5%
- Other limitations and requirements : • Do not use with nitrosating systems • Minimum purity: 99% • Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5% (applies to raw materials) • Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg/kg • Keep in nitrite-free containers
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5%
- Other : - Do not use with nitrosating systems - Minimum purity: 99% - Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5% (applies to raw materials) - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 microgram/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction III/61
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Amended Report on the Safety Assessment of Aminomethyl Propanol and Aminomethyl Propanediol
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ＡＭＰ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される脂肪族アルコールの誘導体である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 124-68-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-709-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8027032
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID407032
- IUPAC
- 2-Amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C4H11NO
- Molecular weight
- 89.138 g/mol
Measured properties
- pH
- 11.3
- Melting/freezing point
- 25~26 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 166 ℃
- Flash point
- 67 ℃(c.c.)
- Vapour pressure
- 1 ㎜Hg (20℃)
- Water solubility
- 100 g/100㎖ (25℃)
- Vapour density
- 3
- Relative density
- 0.934
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.74 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 89.14
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 149 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- pH regulating agent56
- Dispersing agent28
- Processing aids not otherwise specified16
- Solvent12
- Corrosion inhibitor8
- Preservative6
- Degradant/impurity (EPA)4
- Catalyst2
12 other uses
- Biocide2
- Flotation agent2
- Lubricating agent2
- Deodorizer2
- Pigment2
- Binder1
- Emulsifier1
- Monomers1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Surface modifier1
- Intermediate1
- Filler1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
7 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 10 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Potential toxic effects linked to taurine interactions with alkanolamines and diisopropylamine · 2024
- Final Amended Report on Safety Assessment on Aminomethyl Propanol and Aminomethyl Propanediol · 2009
- Final Amended Report on Safety Assessment on Aminomethyl Propanol and Aminomethyl Propanediol · 2009
- Knowing when to quit · 2006
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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