Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII EH7L6J9LHN · registered name AMMONIUM OLEATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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
Names & identifiers
AMMONIUM OLEATEINCI암모늄올리에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)9-Octadecenoic acid, ammonium salt, (Z)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 544-60-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-873-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50878372
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701016421
- IUPAC
- (9Z)-Octadec-9-enoic acid--ammonia (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C18H37NO2
- Molecular weight
- 299.499 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Ammonium oleate is a yellow-brown paste with a weak odor of ammonia. Sinks and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999) · CBI, Liquid
- Density
- greater than 1 at 68 °F (liquid or solid) (USCG, 1999)
- Melting/freezing point
- 71 ℃
- Vapour density
- 10.3
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.85 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 299.56
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 6 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Surface modifier1
- Cleaning agent1
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese