Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 37899330TZ · registered name AMMONIUM STEARATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Lithium Stearate, Aluminum Distearate, Aluminum Stearate, Aluminum Tristearate, Ammonium Stearate, Calcium Stearate, Magnesium Stearate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, and Zinc Stearate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1002-89-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 213-695-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0027353
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID007353
- IUPAC
- Ammonium octadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H39NO2
- Molecular weight
- 301.515 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Ammonium stearate appears as white to yellow paste or liquid with a weak ammonia odor. May float or sink in water. (USCG, 1999) · Liquid
- Density
- 1.01 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 10 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)5
- Emulsifier2
- Cleaning agent1
- Filler1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English