As per the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, ethanolamine is “a colorless profuse fluid with an unkind ammonia-like odor.” This biochemical can become rock-hard below 51 degrees Fahrenheit and is very much solvable in water.

Amazingly, ethanolamine occurs naturally in all living beings and is existing in both animal and human urine. It is also a naturally occurring compound existing in food products including caraway, lemongrass, muscadine grape, and daikon radish.

Ethanolamine is also called monoethanolamine, 2-aminoethanol, or, in chemical terms, C2H7NO. It can also be mentioned as MEA.

The monoethanolamine chemical can be found in machining liquids, household cleaning products, hair coloring products, and hydraulic fracturing fluids, and has numerous other industrial and commercial uses.

As per a Florida-based gastroenterologist and CEO of Detox of South Florida Dr. Vikram

Taruga M.D, ethanolamine aids to defuse fatty acids in cosmetics and soaps, and functions as an emulsifier in commercial and household goods, making such items much more effective and wanted in the procedure.

What is Ethanolamine Used For?

Ethanolamine can be found in an extensive array of normal consumer items. Degreasers, cleaners, soaps, detergents, hair dyes, cosmetics, auto items, and shampoos commonly contain the MEA chemical.

Its industrial utilization is also quite wide, with compound discovery applications in non-

pesticidal agricultural chemicals, corrosion inhibitors, solvents, anti-scaling agents, functional liquids, and numerous other production-advancing mediums.

Mainly because ethanolamine is a weak base — meaning it doesn’t separate totally when liquified in water — it is a very efficient compound when it comes to eliminating hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from certain gases. This property clarifies some of its numerous industrial applications, as ethanolamine can be used as a ‘scrubber’ to eliminate such damaging components from several fossil fuels that are commonly utilized to power industrial procedures.

Applications of Ethanolamine in Medications

Ethanolamine is utilized in the pharmaceutical sector as a pH adjuster and buffering agent. It is a colorless to yellow clear fluid. There is a sign that it can be a human skin allergen or toxicant, and it should not be put on the skin. It has certain limitations for use in the cosmetics sector. Ethanolamine oleate, a prescription medication, is a sclerosing agent. It works by making scar tissue inside a dilated or swollen vein to stop bleeding.