Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII Y1W1K092JA · registered name DIMYRISTYL ETHER · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Fatty Ethers as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DIMYRISTYL ETHERINCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5412-98-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-499-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40202465
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40124956
- IUPAC
- 1-(Tetradecyloxy)tetradecane
- Molecular formula
- C28H58O
- Molecular weight
- 410.771 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 0.00000002868 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 12.84
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 1 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 conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubMed
- 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