Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII C73WZ0186W · registered name TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE DIHYDRATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANTListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name トリメチルアミンオキシド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される３級アミンオキシドである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDEINCI트라이메틸아민옥사이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)トリメチルアミンオキシドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1184-78-7
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 62637-93-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 214-675-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00211694
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30134185
- IUPAC
- N,N-Dimethylmethanamine N-oxide--water (1/2)
- Molecular formula
- C3H13NO3
- Molecular weight
- 111.141 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.
- Humectant1
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Intestinal dysbiosis exacerbates skin inflammation via microbial metabolite-driven Th2 cell differentiation. · 2026
- Effect of TMAO, a Gut-Bacteria Metabolite, on Dry Eye in a Rat Model · 2019
- Safely meeting global salmon demand · 2018
- 1H-NMR metabolomic study of whole blood from hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) exposed to crude oil and/or Corexit · 2017
- Urea and trimethylamine oxide in diets for seawater farmed rainbow trout: effect on fat belching, skin vesicle, winter ulcer and quality grading. · 2000
Linked databases 12
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata