How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII A7EVH2RK4O · registered name CETYL LACTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Taiwan
- Maximum concentration : pH≧3.5;
- pH≥3.5;
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glycolic Acid, Ammonium, Calcium, Potassium, and Sodium Glycolates, Methyl, Ethyl, Propyl, and Butyl Glycolates, and Lactic Acid, Ammonium, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, and TEA-Lactates, Methyl, Ethyl, Isopropyl, and Butyl Lactates, and Lauryl, Myristyl, and Cetyl Lactates
Reviewed by CIR: 40th Anniversary Overview and Rereview Summaries From 2011 to 2015
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cetyl Lactate and Myristyl Lactate (Amended report IJT 17(S1) 1-242 1998)
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 乳酸セチル: 本品は、乳酸（＊）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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 35274-05-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 252-478-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20865759
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40814128
- IUPAC
- Hexadecyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C19H38O3
- Molecular weight
- 314.51 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White solid, Faint fatty butter-like aroma · liquid
- Solubility
- Practically insoluble or insoluble in water · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 41 ℃(1atm)
- Relative density
- 0.9 (20℃)
- Molecular weight
- 314.51
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.
- Softener and conditioner5
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 19
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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