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STEARAMINE

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	124-30-1
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STEARAMINE

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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other MODERATE concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Antistatic Agent

About STEARAMINE: Stearamine is an aliphatic amine.

Synonym(s): 1-OCTADECANAMINE; OCTADECYLAMINE; STEARYL AMINE; 1OCTADECANAMINE; 1-AMINOOCTADECANE; 1-OCTADECYLAMINE; ADOGENEN 142; ALAMINE 7; ALAMINE 7D; AMINE AB; ARMEEN 18

This ingredient may be derived from animals. From PETA's Caring Consumer: Fat from cows and sheep and from dogs and cats euthanized in animal shelters, etc. Most often refers to a fatty substance taken from the stomachs of pigs. Can be harsh, irritating. Used in cosmetics, ... read more

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priority		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Insufficient data to determine safety		Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
649 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Everything Added to Food

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Not suspected to be bioaccumulative

Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	OCTADECYLAMINE	• BC • REG • <3 ppm - In steam contacting food except milk and milk products
FDA Food Additive Status	OCTADECYLAMINE	• BC • REG • < 3.0 ppm in steam Excluding use of such steam in contact w/milk & milk pdts -173.310
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	STEARAMINE	QQQ03; C+
FDA Everything Added to Food	OCTADECYLAMINE	• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	1-OCTADECANAMINE	Y-Categorization,Y-Human health,Moderate-Health Priority,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
RTECS^®- "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J 1986	STEARAMINE	• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS^®- Federal Register 2005	STEARAMINE	• metabolic - Weight loss or decreased weight gain (rat TDLo) • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rat LD50) • gastrointestinal - Other changes (rat TDLo)
RTECS^®- Gigiena i Sanitariya 1973	STEARAMINE	• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Somnolence (general depressed activity) (rat LD50)
RTECS^®- National Technical Information Service	STEARAMINE	• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50)
RTECS^®- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances 2000	STEARAMINE	• gastrointestinal - Gastritis (rat TDLo) • gastrointestinal - Other changes (rat TDLo)

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
FDA Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
RTECS^®- "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J 1986 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J., Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 -,439,1986
RTECS^®- Federal Register 2005 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- 70,41726,2005
RTECS^®- Gigiena i Sanitariya 1973 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- 38(11),31,1973
RTECS^®- National Technical Information Service [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. AD691-490
RTECS^®- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances 2000 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460) History unknown. #40-8484004,2000