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Lauramine oxide

CAS 73502-08-6 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 13 other CAS numbers

135526-66-8 · 160714-02-3 · 163221-07-6 · 177162-47-9 · 209122-49-6 · 244235-92-5 · 311814-25-2 · 607690-42-6 · 934560-91-5 · 1447712-24-4 · 1616935-99-9 · 2306325-97-1 · 1643-20-5

Lauramine oxide chemical structure

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Lauramine oxide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Dodecyldimethylamine oxide · N,N-Dimethyldodecylamine-N-oxide · Euroxide lo · N,n-dimethyl lauramine oxide · N,N-Dimethyldodecan-1-amine N-oxide · N,N-dimethyldodecan-1-amine oxide

Show all 34 names

1-Dodecanamine, N,N-dimethyl-, N-oxide · Ammonyx AO · Ammonyx C10 Amine Oxide · Ammonyx DMCD 40 · Ammonyx LO · Ammonyx LO-E · Amogen S-H · Amonyx AO · Aromox DMCD · Aromox dmmc-W · Conco XAL · Ddno · Dimethylaurylamine oxide · Dimethyldodecylamine N-oxide · Dimethyldodecylamine oxide · Dodecyldimethylamine N-oxide · Empigen ob · Laurylamine oxide · Ldao · Lauryldimethylamine N-oxide · Lauryldimethylamine oxide · N,N-DIMETHYL-1-DODECANAMINE-N-OXIDE · N,n-dimethyldodecylamine n-oxide · amine oxide detergent · dodecyl(dimethyl)amine oxide · laural amine oxide · lauryl dimethyl amine oxide · n-Dodecyldimethylamine oxide

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, a hair conditioner and an antistatic agent.

  • Cleansing
  • Hair conditioning
  • Antistatic
  • Foam boosting
  • Hydrotrope
  • Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 697 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Cleaning products and household care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lauramine oxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 3.5 %w/vSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPONGE; Potency: NASource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion of the Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request related to a 16th list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)
    • Scientific Opinion of the Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request related to a 16th list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 697 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer, Anti-static agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 697 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer, Anti-static agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • 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.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Scientific Opinion of the Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request related to a 16th list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)

      2007 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Lauramine oxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 8, 2015

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Lauramine oxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

697

Named organisations

6

Personal careHome maintenanceCleaning products and household careIndustrial productsCleaning and safetySpecialty occupational products

Typical roles

CleansingHair conditioningAntistaticFoam boostingHydrotropeViscosity controlling
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Lauramine oxide; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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