Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII W0XTQ82Z4P · registered name ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGKeeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name イソステアリン酸Ａｌ: 本品は、イソステアリン酸（＊）のアルミニウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATEINCI알루미늄아이소스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)イソステアリン酸ＡｌJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 72277-75-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID301021694
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID001506681
- IUPAC
- Aluminium tris(16-methylheptadecanoate)
- Molecular formula
- C54H105AlO6
- Molecular weight
- 877.41 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.
- Anti-caking agent1
- Opacifer1
- Emulsifier1
- Viscosity modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata