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Skin Conditioning

DIMETHYL MEA

CAS 108-01-0 Updated
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Safety score · 0–100

Moderate

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

About

Better known as DMAE, marketed as an anti-aging firming active. The claims are real-ish but in-vitro and SCCS data show worrying skin-cell effects, plus nitrosamine-formation potential.

Skin benefits

  • Claimed firming/lifting
  • pH adjustment

Known concerns

  • Keratinocyte vacuolation in vitro
  • Nitrosamine-forming amine
  • SCCS reservations
  • Skin irritation

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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