N-(dodecanoyl)ethanolamine is an N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of dodecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the amino group of ethanolamine.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
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Definition
N-(dodecanoyl)ethanolamine is an N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of dodecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the amino group of ethanolamine. It is a N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine and a N-(saturated fatty acyl)ethanolamine. It is functionally related to a dodecanoic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 098P2IGT76 · registered name LAURIC MONOETHANOLAMIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Ethanolamides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウラミドＭＥＡ: 本品は、ラウリン酸（＊）のモノ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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 142-78-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-560-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5025493
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID205493
- IUPAC
- N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide
- Molecular formula
- C14H29NO2
- Molecular weight
- 243.391 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Lauryl ethanolamide is a cream-colored flakes. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid, Other Solid
- Solubility
- less than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)
- Melting/freezing point
- &, gt, 200 ℃ (at 1000hPa)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 80~85 ℃
- Flash point
- &, gt, 130 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000000654 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- &, lt, 10000 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.24
- Molecular weight
- 243.39
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 14 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)6
- Thickening agent2
- Anti-static agent2
- Viscosity modifier2
- Foamant2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 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