Ingredient Dictionary

C9-12-ISOALKANES

Definition

Alkanes, C9-12-iso

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTSkin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUSGives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

C9-12-ISOALKANESINCIAlkanes, C9-12-iso-SynonymC10-11아이소알케인Korean label name (MFDS standard)C11-12아이소알케인Korean label name (MFDS standard)C11-12 ISOALKANE (FORMERLY C11-12 ISOPARAFFIN)Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 90622-57-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 292-459-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2029822

Measured properties

Appearance: Colorless liquid with a pungent acrid odor, [Chem Service MSDS] · Clear colorless liquid, [ExxonMobil MSDS]
Boiling point: 189.30 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Melting point: -48.9 °C
Melting/freezing point: &amp, lt, -50 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 153~193 ℃ (at 1013hPa)
Flash point: 38 ℃(European chemical Substances Information System(http://ecb.jrc.it/esis))
Vapour pressure: 66 ㎩ (at 20 deg C)
Water solubility: 3.11 ㎎/ℓ
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 4.61
Molecular weight: 128.26

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 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.

Fragrance2
Solvent1
Solubility enhancer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 1 studies

Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across