Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OE9MOD7T1Z · registered name DICETYL ADIPATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMINGKeeps a film flexiblePLASTICISERKeeps 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
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 Dicarboxylic Acids, Salts and Esters
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DICETYL ADIPATEINCI다이세틸아디페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hexanedioic acid, dihexadecyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 26720-21-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 247-941-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2067246
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1037563
- IUPAC
- Dihexadecyl hexanedioate
- Molecular formula
- C38H74O4
- Molecular weight
- 595.006 g/mol
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.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Plasticizer1
- Film former1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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
- Wikipedia · Chinese