Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 448A74816G · registered name ALUMINUM CAPRYLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYINGKeeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ALUMINUM CAPRYLATEINCI알루미늄카프릴레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octanoic acid, aluminium saltSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 6028-57-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 227-902-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052268
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3030840
- IUPAC
- Aluminium trioctanoate
- Molecular formula
- C24H45AlO6
- Molecular weight
- 456.6 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 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.
- Emulsifier2
- Anti-caking agent2
- Viscosity modifier1
- Opacifer1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- 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