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Coconut diethanolamine

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

HAZARDOUS

CAS Number

68603-42-9

Signal Word

WARNING

Hazard Pictograms

GHS07 - Exclamation mark - Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin. — GHS07 – Exclamation mark – Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.

GHS09 - Environment - Hazardous to aquatic life and the environment. — GHS09 – Environment – Hazardous to aquatic life and the environment.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H315 Causes skin irritation (Class: Corrosion/irritation – Skin, Category 2)
H319 Causes serious eye irritation (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 2A)
H401 Toxic to aquatic life (Class: Aquatic – Acute, Category 2)

Poisons Schedule (Australia)

Schedule 5

Dangerous Goods for Transport (according to ADG)

Not classed as Dangerous Goods for Transport

Other names

Coconut diethanolamide
Coconut oil fatty acids, diethanolamide
Cocamide DEA
Cocamide diethanolamine
N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) coconut oil amide
Amides, coco, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)

What It Does

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Notes

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Information Sources

https://redox.com/products/coconut-diethanolamine-cde/
https://chemicalsafety.com/sds-search/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA

Last Updated

October 12, 2025

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