Definition
Benzoic acid and octadecanoic acid, aluminium salts (2:1)
Cosmetic roles
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
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 DIBENZOATE/STEARATE HYDROXIDEINCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 94166-87-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 303-385-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID701041793
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low2
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 439 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method) according to EU Method B.46 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Model Test) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard