Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
Tall-oil fatty acid DEA
CAS 68308-73-6
Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers
68603-49-6 · 68155-20-4
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Tall-oil fatty acid DEA in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Tallamide DEA”.
Also known as Tallamide DEA · Amide, Tallol-fett-, N,N-Bis(hydroxyethyl) · Amides gras de suif, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl) · Amides, tall-oil, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl) · Fatty amides, tall-oil, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl) · Tall oil fatty acids diethanolamides
Show all 15 names
Tall Oil Diethanolamine · Tall Oil Fatty Acid Diethanolamine · Tall oil acid diethanolamide · alkyl alkanolamide · amidas, grasas de aceite de resina, N,N-bis(hidroxietil) · amides, tall-oil fatty, n,n-bis(hydroxyethyl) · oleic diethanol amide · tall oil acide diethanolamide · tall oil diethanolamide
Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, a foam booster and a thickener. Amides, tall-oil fatty, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl).
- Cleansing
- Foam boosting
- Viscosity controlling
- Emulsifier
- Surfactant
- Thickener
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Tall-oil fatty acid DEA appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Industrial
EUCosIngActiveAmides, tall-oil fatty, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl) Restriction: III/60
- Amides, tall-oil fatty, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl) Restriction: III/60Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 13 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Industrial products, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Viscosity modifier, Foamant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 13 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Industrial products, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Viscosity modifier, Foamant.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Tall-oil fatty acid DEA. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Tall-oil fatty acid DEA yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Tall-oil fatty acid DEA in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
13
Named organisations
6
Personal careIndustrial productsVehicleCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
CleansingFoam boostingViscosity controllingEmulsifierSurfactantThickener