Ingredient Dictionary

LAURAMIDE DEA

N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide is a fatty amide.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 37 list it before the 1% line and 6 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 43 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 43

Definition

N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide is a fatty amide.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII I29I2VHG38 · registered name LAURIC DIETHANOLAMIDE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATIC

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. Maximum -Tenor of secondary amines in raw materials: 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 • Maximum secondary amine content : 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 - Maximum secondary amine content: 5.0% (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/60

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Diethanolamides as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cocamide DEA, Lauramide DEA, Linoleamide DEA, and Oleamide DEA

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ラウラミドＤＥＡ: 本品は、ラウリン酸（＊）のジエタノールアミドであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

LAURAMIDE DEAINCI라우라마이드디이에이Korean label name (MFDS standard)Dodecanamide, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-SynonymラウラミドＤＥＡJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 120-40-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 204-393-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID5025491
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID405491

IUPAC: N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide
Molecular formula: C16H33NO3
Molecular weight: 287.444 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Lauric acid diethanolamine condensate (1/1) is an off-white waxy solid. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid, Other Solid, Large Crystals, CBI
Boiling point: 462 to 471 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
Melting point: 108 to 117 °F (NTP, 1992) · 38.7 °C
Solubility: less than 1 mg/mL at 75 °F (NTP, 1992) · Sol in lower alcohols, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, insoluble in water.
Density: Approximately 8.1 lb/gal
pH: pH = 9-11 (1% solution)
Colour: white
Melting/freezing point: 40 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 443 ℃
Flash point: 204 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.0000000067 ㎜Hg (at 25 C)
Water solubility: 226 ㎎/ℓ (est. at 25C)
Vapour density: &amp, gt, 1.0 ()
Relative density: 0.958 (at 50 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 2.89 (est.)
Molecular weight: 287.50

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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 21 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.

Anti-static agent6
Surfactant (surface active agent)5
Viscosity modifier3
Foamant2
Cleaning agent1
Thickening agent1
Lubricating agent1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1

1 other uses

Corrosion inhibitor1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1

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 5 studies

SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: The U.S. Code of Federal Hazardous Substance Act (U. S. Federal Register, 1973, Vol. 38, No. 187, Section 1500:41 and revised annually in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Part 1500, Subchapter C-Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations) according to
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across