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Ethylene distearamide

CAS 8032-03-9

Also registered as 19 other CAS numbers

12687-19-3 · 12764-90-8 · 51796-18-0 · 55598-87-3 · 58051-94-8 · 81208-64-2 · 106908-24-1 · 130253-72-4 · 147171-94-6 · 147172-28-9 · 195329-73-8 · 204402-19-7 · 695188-40-0 · 1256242-49-5 · 1884212-92-3 · 1884454-39-0 · 2382921-11-9 · 2770848-35-4 · 110-30-5

Ethylene distearamide chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethylene distearamide in plain language

What it is

Also known as N,n'-ethylene distearylamide · Ethylenebis(stearamide) · Ethylenebis(stearic acid amide) · N,N'-(Ethane-1,2-diyl)dioctadecanamide · N,n'-ethylene bisstearamide · N,n'-ethylenebis(stearic amide)

Show all 49 names

N,n'-ethylenedistearylamide · Ethylenediamine diamide stearic acid · Wax c · 1,2-Bis(octadecanamido)ethane · 1,2-Ethylenebis(stearamide) · Advawax · Armowax ebs-p · Abril wax 10DS · Acrawax C · Acrawax C-DF 1 · Acrawax CT · Advawachs 280 · Bis(stearoyl)ethylenediamide · Carlisle wax 280 · Chemetron 100 · Carlisle 280 · EBS(Ethylene bis stearamide) · Ethylenediamine bis(stearamide) · Ethylenebis(stearylamide) · Ethylenebisstearoamide · Ethylenediamine bisstearamide · Ethylenediamine steardiamide · Ethylenedistearamide · Kemamide w 40 · Lipowax c · Lubrol ea · Lubricant · Microtomic 280 · N,N'-1,2-ETHANEDIYLBISOCTADECANAMIDE · N,n'-bis(octadecanoyl)ethylenediamine · N,n'-distearoylethylenediamine · N,n'-ethylenebis(stearamide) · N,N'-Ethylenebisoctadecanamide · N,N'-Ethylenedi(stearamide) · N,N'-Ethylenedistearamide · Nopcowax 22-DS · Octadecanamide, n,n'-ethylenebis- · Octadecanamide, N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis- · Plastflow · ethylene distearylamide · ethylene sidtearylamide. · ethylene-bis-stearamide · wax

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a thickener.

  • Viscosity controlling
  • Thickener
  • Stabiliser
  • Lubricant
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. Ethylene distearamide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 69 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surface modifier, Viscosity modifier, Stabilizing agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 69 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surface modifier, Viscosity modifier, Stabilizing 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

No expert opinion on file for Ethylene distearamide. 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 Ethylene distearamide 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 november 9, 2016

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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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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

accessdata.fda.gov

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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 Ethylene distearamide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

69

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsConstructionIndustrial productsVehicleElectronics/small appliances

Typical roles

Viscosity controllingThickenerStabiliserLubricant
See products using Ethylene distearamide →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Ethylene distearamide; 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 Ethylene distearamide in the catalog.