What does Diethanolamine distearate stearamide do?

Used in cosmetics as an opacifier, a foam booster and a thickener. Stearamide DEA-Distearate is the substituted ethanolamide.

Is Diethanolamine distearate stearamide 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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Diethanolamine distearate stearamide

CAS 51325-39-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Diethanolamine distearate stearamide in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Stearamide dea-distearate”.
Also known as Stearamide dea-distearate · (Octadecanoylazanediyl)di(ethane-2,1-diyl) dioctadecanoate · N,N,-BIS(2-(STEAROYLOXY)ETHYL)STEARAMIDE · Stearic diethanolamide distearate · Aec stearamide dea-distearate · Pwkcdsizvirepl-uhfffaoysa-n
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Q27251152 · UNII-10PTU1SNNG
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an opacifier, a foam booster and a thickener. Stearamide DEA-Distearate is the substituted ethanolamide.
Opacifying
Foam boosting
Viscosity controlling
Thickener
Foaming agent
Opacifier
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. Diethanolamine distearate stearamide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveStearamide DEA-Distearate is the substituted ethanolamide that conforms generally to the formula: Restriction: III/60
- Stearamide DEA-Distearate is the substituted ethanolamide that conforms generally to the formula: Restriction: III/60Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Opacifer, Foamant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Opacifer, Foamant.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 Diethanolamine distearate stearamide. 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 Diethanolamine distearate stearamide 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 2019-12-20
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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 Diethanolamine distearate stearamide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

OpacifyingFoam boostingViscosity controllingThickenerFoaming agentOpacifier

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