Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9G00Q0O2NS · registered name ARACHIDYL BEHENATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ベヘン酸アラキル: 本品は、ベヘン酸（＊）とアラキルアルコール（＊）のエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name ベヘン酸アラキジル: 本品は、ベヘン酸（＊）とアラキジルアルコール（＊）のエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ARACHIDYL BEHENATEINCI아라키딜베헤네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)ベヘン酸アラキジルJapanese labelling nameベヘン酸アラキルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 42233-14-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 255-728-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00195066
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID10117557
- IUPAC
- Icosyl docosanoate
- Molecular formula
- C42H84O2
- Molecular weight
- 621.132 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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.
- Softener and conditioner4
- Viscosity modifier2
- Humectant1
- Thickening agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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