Ricinoleic diethanolamide

Ricinoleic diethanolamide (CAS 40716-42-5), also known as Ricinoleamide DEA, is a castor oil-derived fatty acid diethanolamide used across personal care, cleaning, and industrial formulations.

It functions as an emulsifier, foam booster, and viscosity modifier, contributing lubricity and surface-active performance in both aqueous and oil-based systems.

In personal care, it thickens and stabilizes shampoos, liquid soaps, and conditioning formulations while enhancing foam quality. Textile and leather processing operations use it as a softening agent.

It acts as a lubricating agent during fiber treatment and finishing stages. In metalworking fluids and cutting oils, it improves lubricity and helps stabilize emulsions under high-load conditions.

Industrial and household cleaners incorporate it to boost detergent viscosity and improve soil suspension in hard-surface and heavy-duty formulations for various commercial environments.

Ricinoleic diethanolamide is typically supplied as a viscous liquid or paste. It is available in technical and industrial grades suited to cleaning, textile, and metalworking applications.

The material is also available as cosmetic-grade material meeting purity requirements for personal care use. Packaging ranges from drums to IBC totes depending on volume requirements.