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Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides

70/100 · High conf.

Concern score

70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Almondamide DEA”.

Also known as Almondamide DEA · Apricotamide DEA · Avocadamide DEA · Babassuamide DEA · Behenamide DEA · Capramide DEA

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Cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl decanamide · Cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide · Cocamide DEA · Hydrogenated tallowamide DEA · Isostearamide DEA · Lanolinamide DEA

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides yet.

Is it a concern?
High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — restricted

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

  • EU Annex III — restricted
  • EU restricted in cosmetics

  • EUEC

    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

    restricted
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  • EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 60.
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 60.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides. 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 Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2023-01-20

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • Tree nutsContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

  • FishContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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