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Coco diethanolamide

CAS 61791-31-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Coco diethanolamide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cocamide DEA · Ethanol, 2,2'-iminobis-, N-coco alkyl derivs. · Cocamide diethanolamine · Cocodiethanolamide · Coconut diethanolamide · Coconut fatty acid diethanolamide

Show all 19 names

N,n-bis(hydroxyethyl)cocamine · 2,2'-Iminobisethanol, N-coco alkyl derivs. · 2,2'-Iminodiethanol, derives N-alkyles de coco · Alkamide 101-CG · Amidex ce surfactant · Calamide c · COCOBIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)AMINE · Ethanol n-coco alkylamide (amisol fde/fd) · Ethanol, 2,2'-IMINOBIS, n-cocoalkyl derivatives · Ethanol, 2,2'-Iminobis-, N-Kokos-alkylderivate · Ethanol, 2,2'-iminobis-, N-coco alkyl derivatives · coco diethanol amide (coco dea super amide) · etanol, 2,2'-iminobis-, N-coco alquil derivados

What it does

Used in consumer products as a surfactant and an antistatic agent.

  • Surfactant
  • Antistatic
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Coco diethanolamide 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 database5 entries
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 30 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Maximum daily exposure: 600 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 2.5 %w/vSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPONGE; Potency: 2 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 4 %w/wSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 40 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), toner component, Anti-static agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 40 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), toner component, Anti-static agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Coco diethanolamide. 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 Coco diethanolamide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated january 12, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • 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

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

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.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

40

Named organisations

6

Personal carePesticidesCleaning and safetyMedical/dentalConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

SurfactantAntistatic
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Coco diethanolamide in the catalog.