What does Oleamide do?

Used in cosmetics as an opacifier and a thickener.

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

beauty
industrial

Oleamide

CAS 3322-62-1

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

65862-65-9 · 69899-60-1 · 94554-98-0 · 181057-55-6 · 1905405-76-6 · 2905344-85-4 · 301-02-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Oleamide in plain language

What it is: Also known as Oleyl amide · Plastic additive 12 · (9Z)-Octadec-9-enamide · (Z)-octadec-9-enamide · Oleamide (oleic acid amide) · (Z)-9- Octadecenamide
Show all 29 names
9,10-octadecenamide · 9-Octadecanamide, (Z)- · 9-Octadecenamide · 9-Octadecenamide, (9Z)- · 9-Octadecenamide, (Z)- · 9-cis-Oleamide · 9-octadecenamide (=oleamide) · 9Z-octadecenamide · Armid o · Adogen 73 · Alflow E 10 · Amide O · Armoslip CP · Crodamide O · Crodamide OR · Micronized Oleamid wax · Oleylamide · Oleamide (vegetable) · Oleamide wax · Oleic acid amide · Slip-eze · Vegetable oil based oleamide · oleamide (3-amino-4-methoxy-n- phenyl-benzamide)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an opacifier and a thickener.
Opacifying
Viscosity controlling
Thickener
Opacifier
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. Oleamide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

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 Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Opacifer, Anti-adhesive/cohesive.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Opacifer, Anti-adhesive/cohesive.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 Oleamide. 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 Oleamide 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 2021-06-08
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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 Oleamide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Construction and building materials

Typical roles

OpacifyingViscosity controllingThickenerOpacifierLubricant

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