(5alpha)-cholestan-3beta-ol is a cholestanoid that is (5alpha)-cholestane substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3.
Definition
(5alpha)-cholestan-3beta-ol is a cholestanoid that is (5alpha)-cholestane substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It is a 3beta-hydroxy steroid and a cholestanoid. It derives from a hydride of a 5alpha-cholestane.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 8M308U816E · registered name DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ジヒドロコレステロール: 本品は、次の化学式で示されるステロールである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 27409-41-2
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 29466-38-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 80-97-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-315-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40883258
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID901022802
- IUPAC
- 5alpha-Cholestan-3beta-ol
- Molecular formula
- C27H48O
- Molecular weight
- 388.68 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid
- Melting point
- 140.0 - 142.0 °C
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
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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- Sterol-induced upregulation of phosphatidylcholine synthesis in cultured fibroblasts is affected by the double-bond position in the sterol tetracyclic ring structure. · 2000
Linked databases 16
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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