Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII F6S45L9CH9 · registered name ALUMINUM BEHENATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGMakes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ALUMINUM BEHENATEINCI알루미늄베헤네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Docosanoic acid, aluminium saltSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 18990-72-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 242-726-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6066444
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1035991
- IUPAC
- Aluminium tridocosanoate
- Molecular formula
- C66H129AlO6
- Molecular weight
- 1045.734 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Viscosity modifier1
- Opacifer1
- Emulsifier1
- Anti-caking agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata