beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Aminomethylpropanol

CAS 189832-99-3

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

471883-87-1 · 2376634-60-3 · 124-68-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aminomethylpropanol in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Aminomethyl propanol”.
Also known as Aminomethyl propanol · 2-AMINO-2-METHYL-1-PROPANOL · 2-AMINO-2-METHYLPROPANOL · 2-Amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol · 2-AMINOISOBUTANOL · Isobutanolamine
Show all 26 names
1,1-Dimethyl-2-hydroxyethylamine · 1-Propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl- · 2,2-Dimethylethanolamine · 2-AMINO-2-METHYL-PROPANOL · 2-Amino-1-hydroxy-2-methylpropane · 2-Amino-2,2-dimethylethanol · 2-Aminodimethylethanol · 2-Hydroxymethyl-2-propylamine · 2-Methyl-2-aminopropanol · 2-Methyl-2-aminopropanol-1 · 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propano l · 2-aminoisobutyanol · AMP (thinner) · Amp 75 · AMP Regular · AMP-95 · Corrguard 75 · Hydroxy-tert-butylamine · Isobutanol-2-amine · beta-Aminoisobutanol
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a pH buffer.
Buffering
Preservative
Surfactant
pH adjuster
Solvent
Deodorant
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. Aminomethylpropanol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 0.3 %w/wSource →
EUCosIngActiveRestriction: III/61
- Restriction: III/61Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2027 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Pet and animal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Solvent, Binder.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2027 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Pet and animal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Solvent, Binder.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 Aminomethylpropanol. 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 Aminomethylpropanol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated may 31, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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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.

Food use

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.

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

Source records

2,027

Named organisations

Cleaning products and household carePet and animal careHome maintenanceConstructionLaboratory suppliesArts and crafts/office supplies

Typical roles

BufferingPreservativeSurfactantpH adjusterSolventDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Aminomethylpropanol; 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 Aminomethylpropanol in the catalog.

FragranceCo occurs