# N-(Hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_111_41_1
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Chelating agent, Hardener, No specific technical function
Identifier: 111-41-1

> N-(Hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine is used as chelating agent / hardener. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2-(2-Aminoethylamino)ethanol; (AEEA) is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Reprotoxic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 42 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Industrial products, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function, Hardener, Chelating agent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._