Safe Use of Four Kinds of Raw Materials Including Ethanolamine Easy to Cause Nitrosamine Risk
The use of amines such as ethanolamine in cosmetics is of great concern because of their potential nitrosamine risk.Various countries have adopted different regulations to control the related amine raw materials in order to minimize the risk of nitrosamines in cosmetics and better protect consumers.Combining the cosmetic regulations of various countries and research status of authoritative institutions,4 kinds of amine raw materials from the perspectives of classification,production process,nitrosation risk and toxicological risk,etc.were analyzed,and it was proposed that regulatory agencies,testing agencies,raw material manufacturers,cosmetic enterprises should take different measures at each stage to further reduce the risk of nitrosamines in cosmetics.