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 Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
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ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
An ANSES endocrine-disruptor candidate (SNPE2); a common pH-adjuster/emulsifier carrying a Repr. 2 classification. (ANSES — French national strategy on endocrine disruptors (SNPE2))
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
Greenlens Precautionary 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.
Allowed only under stated conditions or limits.
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Exposure context
Context, not a clearance
Triethanolamine is a small molecule (~149 g/mol), but it is an ionizable, water-loving amine that stays largely charged at skin and formulation pH, so very little of it crosses the skin from a cosmetic: measured dermal absorption is roughly 0.4–2% of the applied dose (about 0.43% at pH 7 over 24 hours), and lower, more acidic pH reduces it further. This is exposure context, not a clearance — the endocrine / hazard trait still applies.
Independent
No listed hazard trait recognized for this ingredient.
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
No prohibited or high-risk classification for this ingredient.
Checked: OEHHA Proposition 65 list.
Appears on an official list. A listing, not a use ban.