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Surfactant

DEA-C8-18 PERFLUOROALKYLETHYL PHOSPHATE

CAS 223239-91-6 Updated
12

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

A perfluoroalkyl phosphate as its DEA salt — combines two of the most flagged classes in cosmetics: PFAS (persistent, bioaccumulative) and DEA (nitrosamine-forming). Treated as serious-concern, avoid.

Function

SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGSURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Skin benefits

  • No legitimate cosmetic benefit justifying PFAS use

Known concerns

  • PFAS — extreme environmental persistence
  • Bioaccumulative and persistent in humans
  • DEA-derived counterion: nitrosamine formation risk
  • EU restricting PFAS in cosmetics — Annex II/III actions ongoing
  • Long-chain PFAS toxicity (liver, immune, reproductive)

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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