- beauty
- industrial
Hedta
CAS 139-89-9
Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers
125317-19-3 · 178394-29-1 · 150-39-0
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Hedta in plain language
Also known as Hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid · (2-Hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid · N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ETHYLENEDIAMINE-N,N',N'-TRIACETIC acid · N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ETHYLENEDIAMINETRIACETIC acid · (Hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid · (N-Hydroxyethylethylenedinitrilo)triacetic acid
Show all 25 names
2-Hydroxyethylenediamine triacetate · Acide N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetique · Caswell No. 487B · Chel DM Acid · Detarol · Dissolvine H · Ethylenediaminetriacetic acid, n-hydroxyethyl- · Heedta · Hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine triacetic acid · N-(Hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid · N-hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine triacetic acid · N-Hydroxyethylethylenedinitrilotriacetic acid · UNII-R79J91U341 · Versenol · Versenol 120 · acido N-(2-hidroxietil)etilenodiaminatriacetico · n-Hydroxyethylethylenediamine-n,n',n'-triacetic acid · trisodium n-hydroxyethylethylendiamine acetate · trisodium salt of n-hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetic acid
Used in cosmetics as an absorbent, a bulking agent and a chelating agent.
- Absorbent
- Bulking
- Chelating
- Opacifying
- Viscosity controlling
- Chelating agent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Hedta appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Chelating agent, Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Chelating agent, Viscosity modifier.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Hedta. 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 Hedta yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-12-20
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
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.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Hedta in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
2
Named organisations
1
Typical roles
AbsorbentBulkingChelatingOpacifyingViscosity controllingChelating agent