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Description :
Hydroxyethyl Urea is reported to function as a humectant and hair- and skin-conditioning agent for use in cosmetic products.
Sources of Exposure: Cosmetics
Health Impacts: The fact that hydroxyethyl urea can be synthesized from ethanolamine (a potentially carcinogenic compound due to formation of nitrosamines), but there there exists a lack of data on the methods of manufacture and impurities in hydroxyethyl urea, is a cause for concern.
Health Concerns
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Cosmetics Ingredient Review (2018)