- Korean limit
- 2.5%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII MV1V89M17O · registered name TRIETHANOLAMINE SULFATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Products without rinse. (b) Other products.
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : (a) 2.5%
- Other limitations and requirements : a.- b.- . No use with nitrosating systems . -Pureza minimum 99% maximum -Tenor of secondary amines in raw materials 0.5%. Maximum nitrosamine -Tenor. 50 ug / kg -Envasar / keep in containers free of nitrites
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : (a) non-rinse-off products (b) other products
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 2.5%
- Other limitations and requirements : (a) (b): • 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
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : (a) Leave-on products (b) Rinse-off products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (a) 2.5%
- Other : (a) (b) - 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
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction III/62 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Triethanolamine and Triethanolamine-Containing Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 硫酸TEA: 本品は、硫酸のトリエタノールアミン(TEA)塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7376-31-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 230-934-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5049443
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 34 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.
- pH regulating agent9
- Surfactant (surface active agent)9
- Emulsifier8
- Softener and conditioner7
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)