EWG Skin Deep® | What is COCAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE

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Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine

This ingredient’s score is higher if used in products that will not be immediately rinsed off due to increased risk of absorption.
Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high)

SYNONYMS

● AMIDES, COCO, N-[3-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]-

● AMIDES, COCO, N[3(DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]

● AMIDES, SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, N-[3-DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]-

● AMIDOAMINE

● COCAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE

● COCAMIDOPROPYLDIMETHYLAMINE; 3-COCAMIDOPROPYLDIMETHYLAMINE; COCOAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE; 3-(COCOAMIDO)PROPYL-N,N-DIMETHYLAMINE; COCONUT FATTY ACID, DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYLAMIDE; COCONUT FATTY ACID, DIME

● COCO N-[3-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]- AMIDES

● N-[3-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]- AMIDES, COCO

● N-[3-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]COCO AMIDES

● N-[3-DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]- AMIDES, SUNFLOWER SEED OIL

● SUNFLOWER SEED OIL N-[3-DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL]- AMIDES

Restricted

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

Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine is an amidoamine.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	15 products
body wash/cleanser	13 products
facial cleanser	9 products
hair treatment/serum	4 products
exfoliant/scrub	3 products
conditioner	3 products
liquid hand soap	2 products
styling mousse/foam	2 products
mask	2 products
baby soap	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
serums & essences	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Violation of industry recommendations - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Unsafe in products left on skin and not rinsed off	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	Open scientific literature
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Possible human any toxicant or allergen	Open scientific literature
One or more human case studies show significant sensitization or allergenic effects	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - Unsafe in products left on skin and not rinsed off	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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