Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII PNI7414YT1 · registered name CETYLARACHIDOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セチルアラキドール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される脂肪族アルコールである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
CETYLARACHIDOLINCI세틸아라키돌Korean label name (MFDS standard)セチルアラキドールJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 17658-63-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-637-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20938816
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID50876237
- IUPAC
- 2-Hexadecylicosan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C36H74O
- Molecular weight
- 522.987 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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 conditioner2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- 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 EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata