Safety Assessment of Diethanolami…s Used in Cosmetics.

🛡️ Safety-assessed

Safety Assessment of Diethanolamine and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics.

Monice M Fiume, Bart Heldreth, Wilma F Bergfeld, Donald V Belsito, Ronald A Hill, Curtis D Klaassen + 6 more

International journal of toxicology · 2017

Ingredients studied

Diethanolamine →

Findings

Diethanolamine (a pH balancer) and its 16 salt derivatives are considered safe in cosmetics when they don't irritate skin. The key catch: these ingredients can't be used in formulas where N-nitroso compounds might form, since that combination raises safety concerns.

Design

Review

Evidence

Moderate

Journal

International journal of toxicology