Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3688201800 · registered name HYDROXYSTEARAMIDE MONOETHANOLAMIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Reduces staticANTISTATICAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Ethanolamides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
HYDROXYSTEARAMIDE MEAINCI하이드록시스테아라마이드엠이에이Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanamide, 12-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 106-15-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-367-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10861720
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID00810606
- IUPAC
- 12-Hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)octadecanamide
- Molecular formula
- C20H41NO3
- Molecular weight
- 343.552 g/mol
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.
- Viscosity modifier1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating1Classed as low1
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 4 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata