Croda DEA alternatives
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
"Suitable" alternative ingredients to diethanolamine for personal care product formulations exist, according to a report compiled by ingredient supplier Croda and sent to 6,000 formulators. Croda developed the list in response to a National Toxicology Program study demonstrating evidence of carcinogenicity from DEA and its condensates in animals. In the report, the supplier emphasizes that the NTP studies "do not prove that DEA or diethanolamides containing unreacted DEA can cause human disease." The firm has issued recommendations for DEA replacement in formulas with ammonium laureth sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate. The company also sent a press release with the list to newspapers and magazines. Croda supplies all the ingredients it recommends...