Cocamide DEA
Also: DEA · diethanolamine · cocamide diethanolamine · lauramide DEA · cocamide CDEA
Avoid — IARC classifies cocamide DEA as a possible human carcinogen (Group 2B); banned in California Prop 65 listings.
Testosterone & hormonal load
Cocamide DEA is primarily a carcinogenicity concern rather than a direct endocrine disruptor. DEA can react with nitrite impurities in cosmetic formulations to form nitrosamines, which are known carcinogens. IARC classifies cocamide DEA as Group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans) based on animal evidence. Rodent skin application studies showed increased liver and kidney tumor formation. Its direct effects on testosterone are limited, but carcinogenic compounds in regular grooming products represent a health risk.
Found in.
Two jurisdictions, two different verdicts.
Banned in cosmetics since EU Regulation 2013/674 prohibited cocamide diethanolamine. DEA itself restricted.
No federal ban. FDA advises consumers that DEA-related ingredients could be an increased cancer risk. California Prop 65 lists cocamide DEA as a carcinogen.
The receipts.
- [01]IARC Monographs Vol. 101 — Coconut oil diethanolamine condensatepublications.iarc.who.int/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Monographs-On-The-Identification-Of-Carcinogenic-Hazards-To-Humans/Some-Chemicals-Present-In-Industrial-And-Consumer-Products-Food-And-Drinking-water-2012
- [02]California Prop 65 — Cocamide diethanolamine listing (2012)oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/chemicals/cocamide-diethanolamine
- [03]EU Regulation 2013/674 — Cocamide DEA baneur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R0674
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