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CHOLESTERYL NONANOATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 1 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 4313O7P4XW · registered name CHOLESTERYL NONANOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the safety assessment of Pelargonic Acid (nonanoic acid) and nonanoate esters

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ノナン酸コレステリル: 本品は、ノナン酸とコレステロール(*)のエステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

CHOLESTERYL NONANOATEINCI콜레스테릴노나노에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Cholest-5-en-3-ol, nonanoate, (3.beta.)-Synonymノナン酸コレステリルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
1182-66-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
214-658-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID70889364
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID301028626
IUPAC
Cholest-5-en-3beta-yl nonanoate
Molecular formula
C36H62O2
Molecular weight
526.89 g/mol

Measured properties

Melting/freezing point
74~77 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
360 ℃
Water solubility
0.00000000925 ㎎/ℓ
Molecular weight
526.89

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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 3 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
  • No specific technical function1

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

Related literature

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