ACETAMIDE MEA

📋 Quick facts

Description: ACETAMIDE MEA — HAIR CONDITIONING, HUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING, SURFACTANT – CLEANSING, SURFACTANT – FOAM BOOSTING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING.

All Functions: HAIR CONDITIONING, HUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING, SURFACTANT – CLEANSING, SURFACTANT – FOAM BOOSTING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Quick Facts:

• Category: humectant

⚗️ Chemical Overview

N-acetylethanolamine is a member of the class of ethanolamines that is 2-aminoethanol in which one of the hydrogens of the amino group is replaced by an acetyl group. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of acetamides, a member of ethanolamines and a monocarboxylic acid amide. The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the ethanolamides listed subsequently are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating. The Expert Panel cautioned that these ingredients should not be used in cosmetic products in which N-nitroso compounds may be formed…Acetamide MEA

Source(s): Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR), ChEBI, via PubChem

📊 Comedogenicity

🛡️ Safety rating

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

🌍 Regulatory Status

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

🧴 Products Containing ACETAMIDE MEA

• primer amino keratina loquay
• herbal essence hairspray
• Hawaiian Silky
• Ducray Kélual Émulsion – Ducray
• Pierre Fabre Kertyol PSO
• L’Oréal, L’Oreal Luxe, Shu Uemura Wonder Worker
• Klinge Pharma Physiogel Hypoallergic
• Lissia Beauty jine lissia