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Ingredient Dictionary

HYDROXYETHYL UREA

How much products actually contain

1 products state the amountmedian 0.015%

under 0.01% 0
0.01–0.1% 1
0.1–1% 0
1% or more 0

Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.

Of the products containing it, 318 list it before the 1% line and 104 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 422 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 422

Cosmetic roles

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGDraws in and holds moistureHUMECTANTSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Hydroxyethyl Urea As Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシエチルウレア: 本品は、次の化学式で表される含窒素化合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

HYDROXYETHYL UREAINCI하이드록시에틸우레아Korean label name (MFDS standard)Urea, N-(hydroxyethyl)-SynonymヒドロキシエチルウレアJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 1320-51-0
CAS No.chemical registry number: 2078-71-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 215-304-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID4051663

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid

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 13 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.

Softener and conditioner11
Humectant2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low2

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 3 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) 1992 according to EPA OPPTS 870.2500 (Acute Dermal Irritation) version 1998 according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to