Ingredient profile
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
IARC Monographs
Government
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
California Proposition 65
Government
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A pH-adjuster and nitrosamine precursor; a possible human carcinogen. (IARC carcinogen monographs (Group 2B); California Proposition 65 list)
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Also screened — not on these lists
Each jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: EU Cosmetics Regulation Annexes II, III, V and VI; CLP Annex VI harmonised classification; ECHA SVHC Candidate List (cosmetics-relevant subset).
Prohibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
Independent
No prohibited or high-risk classification for this ingredient.
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Diethanolamine, a secondary alkanolamine, is prohibited: it can form carcinogenic nitrosamines in-product. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
California Proposition 65
Government
Diethanolamine, a pH adjuster/emulsifier, is listed as a carcinogen and can form nitrosamines in-product. (California Proposition 65 (OEHHA))
IARC Monographs
Government
Diethanolamine (DEA), a pH adjuster/surfactant base, is classified possibly carcinogenic to humans. (IARC Monographs, Vol. 101)
Appears on an official list. A listing, not a use ban.
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: NTP Report on Carcinogens; EPA Safer Chemical Ingredients List.