How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 418Q5V6PLJ · registered name CETYL CAPRYLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 カプリル酸セチル: 本品は、カプリル酸とセタノール（＊）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
CETYL CAPRYLATEINCI세틸카프릴레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octanoic acid, hexadecyl esterSynonymカプリル酸セチルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 29710-31-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 249-794-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30865508
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID90813909
- IUPAC
- Hexadecyl octanoate
- Molecular formula
- C24H48O2
- Molecular weight
- 368.646 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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 conditioner5
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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