# Monoalkylamines, monoalkanolamines and their salts

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_source_ref_substance_id_28312
Categories: beauty
Identifier: annex_ref:III:61

> Monoalkylamines, monoalkanolamines and their salts. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Monoalkylamines, monoalkanolamines and their salts is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 61.
- 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 - Minimum purity: 99% - Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5% (applies to raw materials) - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 microgram/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/28312
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2019-06-18): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/III

_Assessed by Greenveil._