N-nitroso-N-methyloctadecylamine in hair-care products

J. B. Morrison, S. S. Hecht, J. A. Wenninger

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Abstract

Fifty-three cosmetic products containing one or more of the ingredients N,N-dimethyloctadecylamine oxide, N,N-dimethyloctadecylamine and N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyloctadecylammonium chloride were analysed for N-nitroso-N-methyloctadecylamine by gas chromatography with detection by a Thermal Energy Analyzer. [1-14C]N-Nitroso-N-methyloctadecylamine was used as an internal standard. Eight of 11 products containing N,N-dimethyloctadecylamine oxide and three of 38 products containing N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyloctadecylammonium chloride were found to contain N-nitroso-N-methyloctadecylamine at levels ranging from 28 to 969 ppb. In photolysis experiments, all of these products exhibited a loss of Thermal Energy Analyzer response for N-nitroso-N-methyloctadecylamine following irradiation by ultraviolet light. In two cases, the presence of N-nitroso-N-methyloctadecylamine was confirmed by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)69-73
Number of pages5
JournalFood and Chemical Toxicology
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1983
Externally publishedYes

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