{{Short description|Class of chemical compounds}} frame|right|General structure of diethanolamides. '''Diethanolamides''' are common ingredients used in cosmetics to act as a foaming agents or as emulsifiers.<ref>{{cite conference | title = Foam stabilization by alkylolamides: effect of molecular weight | last1 = Kritchevsky |first1=J. |last2= Sanders |first2=H. L. | book-title = Primer congrès mondial de la détergence et des produits tensio-actifs | location = Paris | year = 1954 | volume = 1 | pages = 133–136}}</ref> Chemically, they are amides formed from diethanolamine and carboxylic acids, typically fatty acids.
Examples include: * Cocamide diethanolamine * Lauramide diethanolamine * Oleamide diethanolamine
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Category:Fatty acid amides
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