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DIMETHYL BEHENAMINE

Korean limit
2.5%
Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 6WE07WH28A · registered name DIMETHYL BEHENAMINE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Reduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted
China · South Korea

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Argentina · Brazil

  • Field of application and/or use : (a) Products without rinse. (b) Other products.
  • Maximum concentration permitted at final product : (a) 2.5%
  • Other limitations and requirements : a.- b.- . No use with nitrosating systems . -Pureza minimum 99% maximum -Tenor of secondary amines in raw materials 0.5%. Maximum nitrosamine -Tenor. 50 ug / kg -Envasar / keep in containers free of nitrites

ASEAN

  • Field of application and/or use : (a) non-rinse-off products (b) other products
  • Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 2.5%
  • Other limitations and requirements : (a) (b): • 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

  • Product Type, body parts : (a) Leave-on products (b) Rinse-off products
  • Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (a) 2.5%
  • Other : (a) (b) - 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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction III/62 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final Amended Safety Assessment of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel: Dimethyl Stearamine and Related Tertiary Aliphatic Amines as Used in Cosmetics (Dimethyl Stearamine, Dimethyl Lauramine, Dimethyl Myristamine, Dimethyl Pamitamine, Dimethyl Behenamine, Dimethyl Cocamine, Dimethyl Tallowamine, Dimethyl Hydrogenated Tallowamine, Dimethyl Soyamine)

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

DIMETHYL BEHENAMINEINCI다이메틸베헨아민Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Docosanamine, N,N-dimethyl-Synonym
CAS No.chemical registry number
21542-96-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
244-433-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID2074588
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID0036500
IUPAC
N,N-Dimethyldocosan-1-amine
Molecular formula
C24H51N
Molecular weight
353.679 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Water solubility
0.0009 ㎎/ℓ
Molecular weight
353.6684

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 3 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.

  • Intermediate1
  • Anti-static agent1
  • Softener and conditioner1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

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 1 studies
  • SkinIrr2
    Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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