hydroxyethyl urea
No flagshair conditioning · humectant · skin conditioning
Is hydroxyethyl urea safe?
hydroxyethyl urea has no safety flags in our database and is generally considered low-risk at cosmetic use levels.
Official regulatory status
Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.
Sources
Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists hydroxyethyl urea — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.
CIR conclusion from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Quick Reference Table — cir-safety.org (snapshot in data/sources/)(point-in-time snapshot; CIR's live record may have been updated since).
See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.
Products in our library containing hydroxyethyl urea
- CeraVeHydrating cream-to-foam cleanser
- L'OREAL NORGE ASL'Oréal Paris True Match 1.D/W Golden Ivory Foundation
- SchaebensFeuchtigkeits Maske
- L'OREAL NORGE ASL Oréal Paris True Match 3.N Creamy Beige Foundation
- L'OREAL NORGE ASL Oréal Paris True Match 5.D/5.W Golden Sand Foundation
- L'OREAL NORGE ASL'Oréal Paris True Match 7.D/W Golden Amber Foundation
- Bath & Body WorksWhite Tea & Sage Gentle Foaming Hand Soap with Essential Oils
- Bath & Body WorksPumpkin Cupcake Gentle Foaming Handsoap with Natural Essential Oils
- EquateAdvanced Recovery Skin Care Lotion
- L'OréalVolumetry Shampoo
- L'OréalAccord Parfait fond de teint unifiant sur-mesure Lin
- L'OREAL NORGE ASL Oréal Paris True Match 5.N Sand Foundation
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