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Lauramide Dea

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IMAGE SOURCE: PubChem

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

● DIETHANOLAMINE LAURIC ACID AMIDE

● DODECANAMIDE, N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-

● DODECANAMIDE, N,NBIS(2HYDROXYETHYL)

● LAURAMIDE DEA

● LAURIC ACID DIETHANOLAMIDE

● LAURIC DIETHANOLAMIDE

● LAURIC DIETHANOLAMIDE; LAURIC DIETHANOLAMIDE

● LAUROYL DIETHAN OLAMIDE

● N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)- DODECANAMIDE

● N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)DODECANAMIDE

● N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)LAURAMIDE

● N,N-DIETHANOLDODECANAMIDE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Lauramide DEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of lauric acid.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial cleanser	6 products
makeup remover	3 products
liquid hand soap	2 products
hair spray	1 products
mask	1 products
baby soap	1 products
shampoo	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
NITROSAMINES

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	CosIng
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
2395 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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