- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
Acetamide MEA
CAS 142-26-7
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Acetamide MEA in plain language
Also known as Acetylethanolamine · Acetic monoethanolamide · N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)acetamide · Acetylcolamine · 2-ACETAMIDOETHANOL · 2-Acetylaminoethanol
Show all 18 names
2-N-Acetylaminoethanol · Acetamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)- · ESSIGSAEURE-(2-HYDROXYAETHYL)-AMID · Ethanolamine, n-acetyl- · Hydroxyethyl acetamide · N-2-hydroxyethylacetamide · N-ACETYL-2-AMINOETHANOL · N-Acetyl ethanolamine · N-Acetylethanolamine · N-Ethanolacetamide · N-beta-Hydroxyethylacetamide · beta-Hydroxyethylacetamide
Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Acetamide MEA is the aliphatic amide.
- Humectant
- Skin conditioning
- Hair conditioning
- Cleansing
- Foam boosting
- Viscosity controlling
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Acetamide MEA appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Industrial
EUCosIngActiveAcetamide MEA is the aliphatic amide that conforms to the formula:
- Acetamide MEA is the aliphatic amide that conforms to the formula:Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 224 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent), Humectant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 224 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent), Humectant.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 Acetamide MEA. 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 Acetamide MEA 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
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
- 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 Acetamide MEA in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
224
Named organisations
6
Raw materialsCleaning products and household carePersonal careConstruction
Typical roles
HumectantSkin conditioningHair conditioningCleansingFoam boostingViscosity controlling
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Acetamide MEA; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
