Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4987W69B4I · registered name DIETHANOLAMINE MYRISTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction II/411
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Diethanolamine and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DEA-MYRISTATEINCI디이에이-미리스테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 53404-39-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 258-531-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7068849
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1041425
- IUPAC
- Tetradecanoic acid--2,2'-azanediyldi(ethan-1-ol) (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C18H39NO4
- Molecular weight
- 333.513 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Emulsifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard