Ingredient Dictionary

ALLYL CAPROATE

2-Propenyl hexanoate is a fatty acid ester.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 18 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 19 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 19

Definition

2-Propenyl hexanoate is a fatty acid ester.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 3VH84A363D · registered name ALLYL HEXANOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCEGives a tightening feelASTRINGENT

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted: United Kingdom

Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

European Union

Other : Level of free allyl alcohol in the ester should be less than 0.1%

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 140

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/140

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name カプロン酸アリル: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ALLYL CAPROATEINCI알릴카프로에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hexanoic acid, 2-propenyl esterSynonymカプロン酸アリルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 123-68-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 204-642-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID1047653
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID9027653

IUPAC: Prop-2-en-1-yl hexanoate
Molecular formula: C9H16O2
Molecular weight: 156.225 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: CBI, Dry Powder, Liquid · Colourless to light yellow stable mobile liquid with fatty-fruity pineapple odour
Boiling point: 185.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 185 °C
Solubility: Insoluble in water and in propylene glycol, soluble in ethanol, fixed and organic oils, and soluble in organic solvents · 1ml in 6ml 70% ethanol (in ethanol)
Density: 0.884-0.890
Initial boiling point and range: 186.8 ℃
Flash point: 63 ℃(c.c.)
Vapour pressure: 269 ㎩ (@ 25 ℃)
Water solubility: 383 ㎎/ℓ (@ 20 ℃)
Vapour density: 5.39
Relative density: 0.888 (@ 20 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 3.191 (@ 20 ℃)
Auto-ignition temperature: 268 ℃
Molecular weight: 156.223

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 252 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Fragrance240
Deodorizer4
Flavouring and nutrient3
Astringent (EPA)3
Softener and conditioner2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

The Effects of Vehicles on the Human Dermal Irritation Potentials of Allyl Esters · 2006