Dimethyl Stearamine: CIR Safety Assessment Summary
CIR safety assessment summary for Dimethyl Stearamine: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict, use concentration context, conditions, and source citation.
Dimethyl Stearamine appears in a CIR safety assessment covering Dimethyl Stearamine, Dimethyl Lauramine, Dimethyl Myristamine, Dimethyl Palmitamine, Dimethyl Behenamine, Dimethyl Cocamine, Dimethyl Tallowamine, Dimethyl Hydrogenated Tallowamine, and 1 more. The panel verdict for the report is Safe. The CIR Expert Panel concluded that dimethyl stearamine, dimethyl lauramine, dimethyl myristamine, dimethyl palmitamine, dimethyl behenamine, dimethyl cocamine, dimethyl tallowamine, dimethyl hydrogenated tallowamine and dimethyl soyamine are safe in the present practices of use and concentration as currently used in non-coloring hair care products, as described in this safety assessment.
| Field | CIR value |
|---|---|
| Primary ingredient | Dimethyl Stearamine |
| CIR verdict | Safe |
| Report type | Final Amended Safety Assessment |
| Date | December 16, 2009 |
| CAS numbers | 124-28-7, 112-18-5, 112-75-4, 112-69-6, 21542-96-1, 61788-93-0, 68814-69-7, 61788-95-2, 61788-91-8 |
| Use concentration context | present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment |
| Conditions or carve-outs |
Ingredients Reviewed
The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes Dimethyl Stearamine, Dimethyl Lauramine, Dimethyl Myristamine, Dimethyl Palmitamine, Dimethyl Behenamine, Dimethyl Cocamine, Dimethyl Tallowamine, Dimethyl Hydrogenated Tallowamine, and 1 more.
Safety Conclusion
The conclusion for Dimethyl Stearamine should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.
For use levels, the report gives this concentration context: present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment. That language is the safe-use context shown for this page.
Conditions
The CIR Expert Panel concluded that dimethyl stearamine, dimethyl lauramine, dimethyl myristamine, dimethyl palmitamine, dimethyl behenamine, dimethyl cocamine, dimethyl tallowamine, dimethyl hydrogenated tallowamine and dimethyl soyamine are safe in the present practices of use and concentration as currently used in non-coloring hair care products, as described in this safety assessment.
Formulation Reading
For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is Dimethyl Stearamine, the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.
The ingredient hub at Dimethyl Stearamine should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.
Why This Page Exists
CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for Dimethyl Stearamine, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.
Source
- CIR report: Final Amended Safety Assessment of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel: Dimethyl Stearamine and Related Tertiary Aliphatic Amines as Used in Cosmetics
- CIR source file: FR553.pdf
- Extraction JSON: Source documentation archived.
- Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 9