What does Isostearamide DEA do?

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, an antistatic agent and a foam booster.

Is Isostearamide DEA safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Isostearamide DEA

CAS 52794-79-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Isostearamide DEA in plain language

What it is: Also known as Isostearic diethanolamide · Isostearic acid diethanolamide · Isostearic acid diethanolamide (DEA) · Isostearoyl diethanolamide · N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ISOSTEARAMIDE · N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-16-methylheptadecanamide
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Colamid isa · Heptadecanamide, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-16-methyl- · Incromide isdea · Isooctadecanamide, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)- · Mackamide isa-d · N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)isooctadecanamide · N,N-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)isooctadecan-1-amide · UNII-B8I784TV08 · Xhuuhjfoyqrekl-uhfffaoysa-n
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, an antistatic agent and a foam booster.
Cleansing
Antistatic
Foam boosting
Viscosity controlling
Surfactant
Thickener
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Isostearamide DEA appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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EUCosIngActiveRestriction: III/60
- Restriction: III/60Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static 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 Isostearamide 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 Isostearamide DEA yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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 Isostearamide DEA in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

CleansingAntistaticFoam boostingViscosity controllingSurfactantThickener

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