Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- industrial
N-Methyldiethanolamine
CAS 105-59-9
Chemical reaction regulator · Film former · Fragrance
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 19 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Personal care, Raw materials.
Regulation
No restrictions found. N-Methyldiethanolamine appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- occupational_presence
- substance_class:chemical
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 19 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Preservative, reagent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 19 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Preservative, reagent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for N-Methyldiethanolamine. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
Where it appears
Prevalence of N-Methyldiethanolamine in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
19
Brands
6
Electronics/small appliancesPersonal careRaw materialsConstruction and building materialsHome maintenance
Typical roles
Chemical reaction regulatorFilm formerFragrancePhotosensitizersPreservativeReagent