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Cocamide MEA

CAS 8033-20-3

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

8052-62-8 · 57425-45-3 · 58969-16-7 · 1286271-17-7 · 1386291-14-0 · 68140-00-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cocamide MEA in plain language

What it is: Also known as Coco monoethanolamide · Amides, coco, N-(hydroxyethyl) · Cocomonoethanolamide · Cocoyl monoethanolamide · Monoethanolamine coconut acid amide · N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL) coco fatty acid amide
Show all 45 names
Alkamide C212 · Amidex cme surfactant · Aminol cm flakes · Alkamide C 212 · Alkamide CME · Amicol CMIP 3E · Amide, Kokos-, N-(Hydroxyethyl) · Amides de coco, N-(hydroxyethyl) · Amides, coco, N-hydroxyethyl · Amides, coconut, N-(hydroxyethyl) · Colamid cma · Comperlan 100 · Comperlan cmea · Empilan cme · Equex aem · Eur-amid cm · Eur-amid fmcm · Incromide cma · Jeemide cme · Mackamide cma · Mackamide cmh · Ninol cmp · Ninol comf · Ninol scmp · Norfox cma · Olamida cm · Oramide ml · Protamide cme · Rewomid c 212 · Saboamid cme · Saboamid mec · Upamide sm · Zoramide cm · amidas, coco, N-(hidroxietil) · cocamide · cocoamide mea · coconut monoethanolamide · coconut oil monoethanolamide · n-(2-hydroxyethyl) coco amides
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a foam booster and a thickener. Cocamide MEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of Coconut Acid.
Foam boosting
Viscosity controlling
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Thickener
Conditioner
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. Cocamide MEA appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveCocamide MEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of Coconut Acid. It conforms generally to the formula:
- Cocamide MEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of Coconut Acid. It conforms generally to the formula:Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2984 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Viscosity modifier, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2984 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Viscosity modifier, Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 4 %w/w
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 4 %w/wSource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cocamide 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 Cocamide MEA 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 september 8, 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 National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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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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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 Cocamide MEA in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

2,984

Named organisations

Personal careCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household carePet and animal careRaw materials

Typical roles

Foam boostingViscosity controllingEmulsifierSurfactantThickenerConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Cocamide MEA; 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 Cocamide MEA in the catalog.