Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 89FB3I7256 · registered name UNDECYLENIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMINE · single chemical substance
MEA-Undecylenate is the organic salt that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
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. Minimum 99% -Pureza. Maximum -Tenor of secondary amines in raw materials 0.5%. Maximum nitrosamine -Tenor: 50 ug / kg. -Envasar / Nitrite - free store in containers.
- Field of application and/or use : Products to combat dandruff.
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 2%
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 • Minimum purity: 99% • Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5% (applies to raw materials) • Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg/kg • Keep in nitrite-free containers
Taiwan
- 0.2%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5%
- Other : - 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
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.2% (as acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/18 III/61 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Ethanolamine and Ethanolamine Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 56532-40-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 260-247-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20971980
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID901399471
- IUPAC
- Undec-10-enoic acid--2-aminoethan-1-ol (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C13H27NO3
- Molecular weight
- 245.363 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Preservative1
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- 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