What does TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and a cleansing agent. TEA-C8-18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate is the triethanolamine salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a perfluoroalkylethyl alcohol containining 8 to 18 carbons in the alkyl chain.

Is TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate 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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TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and a cleansing agent. TEA-C8-18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate is the triethanolamine salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a perfluoroalkylethyl alcohol containining 8 to 18 carbons in the alkyl chain.
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Cleansing
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveTEA-C8-18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate is the triethanolamine salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a perfluoroalkylethyl alcohol containining 8 to 18 carbons in the alkyl chain Restriction: III/62
- TEA-C8-18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate is the triethanolamine salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a perfluoroalkylethyl alcohol containining 8 to 18 carbons in the alkyl chain Restriction: III/62Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate. 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 TEA-C8-18 perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.