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FATTY ACID DIETHANOLAMIDE

CAS NUMBER: 68603-42-9

EC NUMBER: 204-393-1

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C16H33NO3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 287.44

 

 

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a mild amphoteric secondary surfactant. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide is used as a foam booster, viscosity builder, thickening agent, humectant and antistatic agent in surfactant formulations especially in Personal Care and Cosmetic products, Household, Industrial and Institutional cleaners.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a readily biodegradable, non-ionic surfactant that has good wetting, decontamination and dispersing properties. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide has good tolerance to hard water and has antistatic performance. 

When used together with primary surfactants, foaming ability improves significantly and the foam produced is much more stable.
Fatty acid diethanolamides are common ingredients used in cosmetics to act as a foaming agents or as emulsifiers.

Chemically, Fatty acid diethanolamides are amides formed from diethanolamine and carboxylic acids, typically fatty acids.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is a viscous liquid and is used as a foaming agent in bath products like shampoos and hand soaps, and in cosmetics as an emulsifying agent.

Fatty acid diethanolamide for the discussion of the lengths of carbon chains in the molecules in the mixture. 
The chemical formula of individual components is CH3(CH2)nC(=O)N(CH2CH2OH)2, Fatty acid diethanolamide, where n typically ranges from 8 to 18. 

Cocamide Fatty acid diethanolamide, Lauramide DEA, Linoleamide DEA and Oleamide DEA are viscous liquids or waxy solids. 
These ingredients are Fatty acid diethanolamides derivatives of diethanolamine (DEA). 

In cosmetics and personal care products, these ingredients are used in the formulation of shampoos, hair dyes, bath products, and lotions. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides increase foaming capacity and/or stabilize foam. 

They are also used to thicken the aqueous (water) portion of cosmetics and personal care products.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists cocamide DEA (coconut oil diethanolamine condensate) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen.

In a report, IARC researchers wrote, "There is sufficient evidence in experimental animals for the carcinogenicity of cocamide DEA condensate."
Fatty acid diethanolamide is surfactant made by chemically altering the chemical composition of certain fatty acids in coconut oil with diethanolamine. 

The result is a viscous, amber-colored liquid used as a foaming agent and emulsifier.
According to the IARC, study results are mixed, and human studies are unavailable. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide product description outlines several studies the organization used to assess the chemical. Cocamide DEA
Results included increased incidence of hepatocellular adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatoblastoma, renal tubular adenoma and/or carcinoma combined in mice, but no effects in rats.

In 2012, California identified cocamide Fatty acid diethanolamide as a cancer-causing substance and required manufacturers to either place warning statements on labels alerting consumers to Fatty acid diethanolamides presence or to remove it from their products. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide is perfectly safe to use in personal hygiene products and cosmetics. 

However, an assessment by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) listed the chemical as known to cause cancer. 
The IARC assessment influenced the State of California to ban the chemical from use in shampoos and other personal hygiene and beauty products.

All things coconut have become particularly popular as of late. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide The once exotic fruit of the coconut palm is enjoying the spotlight as people rave about the health benefits of the oil, the water, the meat, and the milk. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide natural forms might actually be pretty good for you (provided you don't have an allergy to it), but cocamide DEA is not a natural product of coconuts in the sense that you could break open a coconut and spoon up some cocamide DEA.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is made by reacting diethanalomine with a mixture of fatty acids from coconut oils to create a diethanalomide, which, in this case, is a viscous, clear liquid. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide is then used by cosmetics and personal hygiene products manufacturers as a foaming agent and to create a creamy texture in soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and cosmetics.
Fatty acid diethanolamides are more widely used as detergents than ionic surfactants because anionic surfactants are insoluble in many hard water and cationic surfactants are considered to be poor cleaners. 

In addition to detergency, Fatty acid diethanolamides show excellent solvency, low foam properties and chemical stability. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide is thought that nonionic surfactants are mild on the skin even at high loadings and long-term exposure. 

The hydrophilic group of Fatty acid diethanolamides is a polymerized alkene oxide (water soluble polyether with 10 to 100 units length typically). 
Fatty acid diethanolamides are prepared by polymerization of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and butylene oxide in the same molecule. Depending on the ratio and order of oxide addition, together with the number of carbon atoms which vary the chemical and physical properties, nonionic surfactant is used as a wetting agent, a detergent, or an emulsifier. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide Nonionic surfactants include alcohol ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, phenol ethoxylates, amide ethoxylates, glyceride ethoxylates (soya bean oil and caster oil ethoxylates), fatty acid ethoxylates, and fatty amine ethoxylates. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides are the alkyl glycosides in which the hydrophilic groups are sugars (polysaccharides). 

Fatty acid diethanolamide is an amide mixture of coconut fatty acids. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides are manufactured by condensation of alkanolamines (mono-, di-, or triethanolamine) and coconut fatty acid. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide Examples are cocamide MEA (cocamide monoethanolamine), cocamide DEA (cocamide diethanolamine) and cocamide TEA (cocamide triethanolamine). 
They have the physical and chemical characteristics of alcohols, amines and long carbon chains in one molecule. 

Fatty acid diethanolamides are nonionic surfactants impart excellent viscosity enhancing and foam stabilization in anionic based systems like hand washing liquids, shampoos, body cleansers and other personal care products. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides act as lubricant agent, thickening agent and wetting agent. 

Their very good emulsifying property also provides applications in the field of pharmaceuticals, agricultural preparations, and textile processing; rust inhibiting, latex stabilizing, anti-static function in textiles, dye-leveling, waterproofing and water-in-oil additives as well as very good emulsifying.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is a diethanolamide formed by the reaction of a mixture of fatty acids produced from coconut oils with diethanolamine.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a viscous, yellow colored organic liquid. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide is a nonionic surfactant (surfactant) that does not dissociate into its ions in aqueous solutions.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is used in products such as shampoos, personal care products, liquid soaps and in cosmetic materials as an emulsifying agent that allows two insoluble liquids to mix homogeneously. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide increases the viscosity and stabilizes the foam.

The chemical formula of Fatty acid diethanolamides components is CH3(CH2)nC(= O)N(CH2CH2OH)2 where n is generally 8 to 18.
Fatty acid diethanolamide also has a feature to reduce irritations that may occur on the skin.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a mixture of amines able to neutralize acids to form salts plus water through an exothermic reaction. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides may be incompatible with anhydrides, isocyanates, peroxides, halogenated organics, epoxides, acidic phenols, and acid halides. 

In combination with strong reducing agents, such as hydrides, amines can generate flammable gaseous hydrogen.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is typically used as a foaming agent in shampoos, hand soaps, and bath products. 

Additionally, Fatty acid diethanolamide has an application in various types of cosmetics as an emulsifying agent; and in detergents – such as dishwashing liquid as a foaming agent.
Fatty acid diethanolamide features good stabilizing properties. 

As an anti-corrosion inhibitor, Fatty acid diethanolamide’s utilized in metal-working fluids and polishing agents. 
Additional advantages of Coconut DEA include excellent decontamination, wetting, dispersion, and antistatic performances.

In washing detergent formulas, Fatty acid diethanolamide’s a water softener, thickening, foaming, and foam-stabilizing agent. 
Combined with other anionic surfactants, such as LABSA, Coconut diethanolamide significantly improves the foaming ability of the formula, making the final product stable, rich, and long-lasting. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide can soften fiber textile, which makes Fatty acid diethanolamide particularly suitable for use in formulas for washing rigid natural and animal fibers. 
The addition of Fatty acid diethanolamide to the washing detergent notably enhances overall laundry effects.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a mixture of amines able to neutralize acids to form salts plus water through an exothermic reaction. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides may be incompatible with anhydrides, isocyanates, peroxides, halogenated organics, epoxides, acidic phenols, and acid halides. 

In combination with strong reducing agents, such as hydrides, amines can generate flammable gaseous hydrogen.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is typically used as a foaming agent in shampoos, hand soaps, and bath products. 

Additionally, Fatty acid diethanolamide has an application in various types of cosmetics as an emulsifying agent; and in detergents – such as dishwashing liquid – as a foaming agent.
Fatty acid diethanolamide features good stabilizing properties. 

As an anti-corrosion inhibitor, Fatty acid diethanolamide’s utilized in metal-working fluids and polishing agents. 
Additional advantages of Fatty acid diethanolamide include excellent decontamination, wetting, dispersion, and antistatic performances.

In washing detergent formulas, Fatty acid diethanolamide’s a water softener, thickening, foaming, and foam-stabilizing agent. 
Combined with other anionic surfactants, such as LABSA, Fatty acid diethanolamide significantly improves the foaming ability of the formula, making the final product stable, rich, and long-lasting. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide can soften fiber textile, which makes Fatty acid diethanolamide particularly suitable for use in formulas for washing rigid natural and animal fibers. 
The addition of Fatty acid diethanolamide to the washing detergent notably enhances overall laundry effects.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is widely used in industry and at horne as a surface-active agent. 
In such case the manufacturer does not guarantee for the quality of goods.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is contained in hand gels, handwashing soaps, shampoos and dish-washing liquids for its foam-producing and stabilizing properties, and in metalworking fluids and polishing agents as an anticorrosion inhibitor.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is a mixture of ethanolamides of coconut acid. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a component in bath, shower and body cosmetics and in cooling fluids; emulsifying agent; emulsion stabilizer; surfactant- and viscosity-controlling agent.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is a nonionic surfactant most commonly used in the formulation of personal care products, cosmetics, laundry and household detergents where it acts as a wetting agent, foam booster and stabilizer, hair/fibre softener, antistatic and re-fatting agent, perfume fixing agent, solubilizer of components heavily miscible with water as well as efficient dispersant and both w/o and o/w emulsifier promoting detergency of the product.

Ability of Fatty acid diethanolamide  to increase the viscosity of alkyl ether sulfates (Spolapon products), alkyl sulfates (Syntapon products) and amphoteric surfactants (Flavol products) in detergent formulations is made use of for thickening in all formulations where presence of inorganic salts is undesirable. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide is stable in all acidic, neutral and moderately alkaline environments and Fatty acid diethanolamide is compatible with hard waters and any other types of surfactants.

All of this makes Fatty acid diethanolamide suitable for use in shampoos, bubble baths, liquid soaps, liquid laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids etc. 
Owing to Fatty acid diethanolamides unique characteristics,Fatty acid diethanolamide is applied in many other industrial applications such as coatings and paints, dyes, metalworking, paper and printing industries etc.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is widely used in the production of personal hygiene products, household and industrial detergents, and cosmetic preparations. 
A mild cleaner, used in combination with stronger surfactants, prevents the hair from static electricity. 

In the formulations of detergents and cosmetics it acts mainly as an auxiliary component. 
Serves as a foam stabilizer, solvent and perfume fixer. 

Fatty acid diethanolamide can act as a viscosity regulator instead of inorganic salts. 
The dosage of the product in formulations is from 1 to 10%. 

In addition to being used in cosmetics and detergents, Fatty acid diethanolamide is used as a component of corrosion inhibitors and antistatic agents in the plastics industry.
Fatty acid diethanolamide should be stored in original tightly closed packages at temperatures between 5 – 40 °C. 


The product should be kept in covered, locked-up, cool, dry places, protected from moisture and climatic influences. 
Containers that have been opened must be carefully resealed after each use. 

In the event of Cocamide DEA being exposed to temperatures below 5 degrees for a prolonged period, a solid “fat-like” sediment will form. 
Heating up to 20 °C or simply moving it to a room temperature is sufficient to bring the product into the initial state without impairing its characteristics. 

Under the conditions above, shelf life is 1 year from the date of shipment. 
Not observing the storage conditions may lead to deterioration of the product characteristics. 

 

 

 

USES:

Fatty acid diethanolamide is used in dishwashing detergents, hand washing liquids and shampoos as a viscosity enhancer, emulsifier and foam stability enhancer, and in surface active preparations containing fatty alcohol ether sulfate.

 

-Used in cosmetics 

-shampoos 

-detergents

-chemical synthesis 

-polymers 

-cosmetics 

-as an anti-static agent 

-intermediate 

-viscosity adjustor 

-cleaning-washing agent 

-disinfectant 

-surface active agent 

-make basic organic chemicals 

-as a surface active agent for asphalt paving

-paper mills 

-mining 

-make roofing and saturated materials 

-pesticides and other agrochemicals 

-dyes and pigments 

-soaps-cleaning products

 

 

INDUSTRIAL USES:

Fatty acid diethanolamide belongs to the fatty acid diethanolamides extensively used in cosmetics manufacturing. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide is commonly used as an emulsifying agent, emulsion stabilizer, surfactant, thickener, and viscosity builder for cosmetic surfactant formulas.

Fatty acid diethanolamide’s also used as a surfactant in soap bars, light-duty detergents, and dishwashing detergents, as well as a delinting agent for cottonseed. 
Fatty acid diethanolamide can be added to lauryl sulfate-based liquid cleansers to help stabilize and improve foam formation.

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a corrosion inhibitor in water-based, semi-synthetic, and synthetic metal-working fluids, also found in polishing agents. 
As an antistatic agent, Fatty acid diethanolamide can be found in plastics, such as polyethylene film for food packaging and rigid polyvinyl chloride. 

In combination with metallic salts, Fatty acid diethanolamide works as an antistatic for polystyrene and in impact-resistant rubber polystyrene blends. 
Other uses include electric plating, shoe polish, printing ink, and more.
Fatty acid diethanolamide is an ingredient in a variety of cosmetic formulations, including shampoos, conditioners, bath oils, cooling fluids, lipsticks, soap bars, hair dyes, and various household detergents, in concentrations ranging from 1 to 25%. 

 

 

 

PROPERTIES:


-SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N(CCO)CCO

-InChI: 1S/C16H33NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-16(20)17(12-14-18)13-15-19/h18-19H,2-15H2,1H3

-InChI key: AOMUHOFOVNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS:


-Min. Purity Spec: 90%

-Physical Form (at 20°C): Light yellow viscous clear liquid

-Boiling Point: 168-274°C

-Flash Point: 93°C

 

 


MANUFACTURING:

Fatty acid diethanolamide is a diethanolamine condensate of coconut oil obtained by a condensation reaction at a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio of the adequate fatty acids to diethanolamine. 
The process requires temperatures no higher than 170 °C, and the assistance of an alkaline catalyst.

The 1:2 mixture produces a lower-quality Coconut diethanolamide, which contains residues of free diethanolamine and ethylene glycol. 
A higher-quality 1:1 mixture results in less free amine, which makes Fatty acid diethanolamide suitable for use in lower concentrations than the 1:2 Coconut diethanolamide. 
Fatty acid diethanolamides that can be used in the process are coconut oil, methyl cocoate, whole or stripped coconut acids.

 

 

SOLUBILITY:

Fatty acid diethanolamide is soluble in water at 20 °C; produces an alkali in an aqueous solution. 

 

 

STORAGE:

Store long-term in a cool, dry place

 

 


SYNONYM:

Oleic acid diethanolamide
Oleamide DEA
Amisol ode
Diethanololeamide
Mackamide O
Comperlan OD
Emulsifier WHC
Schercomid ODA
Alrosol O
Lauridit OD
Nitrene NO
Stafoam DO
N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)oleamide
Witcamide 511C
Marlamid D 1885
Steinamid DO 280SE
(Z)-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octadec-9-enamide
UNII-5C1I3E441Q
9-Octadecenamide, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, (Z)-
9-Octadecenamide, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, (9Z)-
EMID 6545
Oleic acid diethanolamine condensate
Oleamide, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-
n,n-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)oleamide
(9Z)-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octadec-9-enamide
5C1I3E441Q
Clindrol 2000
Clindrol 2020
Incromide OD
Mackamide MO
Amidex O
Varamide A-7

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