What does Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel do?

Used in cosmetics as an absorbent. Diethylaminoethyl Cellulose is the product obtained by the reaction of 2-(diethylamino)ethanol with Cellulose.

Is Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel safe?

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

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Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel

CAS 9013-34-7

Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers

9013-37-0 · 9050-87-7 · 37264-79-2 · 83382-88-1 · 85782-77-0 · 93907-11-0 · 111308-94-2 · 138636-93-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Diethylaminoethyl cellulose”.
Also known as Diethylaminoethyl cellulose · 2-(Diethylamino)ethyl cellulose · Cellulose diethylaminoethyl ether · Cellulose, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester · Cellulose, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ether · Cellulose, N,N-diethylaminoethyl ether
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DEAE-cellulose · DEAE-cellulose DE 32 · deae cellulose anion exchanger fibrous forms medium
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an absorbent. Diethylaminoethyl Cellulose is the product obtained by the reaction of 2-(diethylamino)ethanol with Cellulose.
Absorbent
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. Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveDiethylaminoethyl Cellulose is the product obtained by the reaction of 2-(diethylamino)ethanol with Cellulose.
- Diethylaminoethyl Cellulose is the product obtained by the reaction of 2-(diethylamino)ethanol with Cellulose.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel. 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 Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated February 8, 2019
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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 Diethylaminoethyl-sephacel in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Typical roles

Absorbent

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