# AVOCADO OIL FATTY ACIDS DIETHANOLAMIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_source_ref_annex_ref_iii_60
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Emulsifier, Foamant, Surfactant (surface active agent), Viscosity modifier
Identifier: 124046-21-5

> AVOCADO OIL FATTY ACIDS DIETHANOLAMIDE is used as emulsifier / foamant. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 5 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Maximum concentration: Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5% Other conditions: - Do not use with nitrosating systems - Maximum secondary amine content: 5% (applies to raw materials) - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 microgram/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

_Assessed by Greenveil._