Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 16S23695F3 · registered name DODECYLHEXYLDECYL PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DODECYLHEXADECYL PALMITATEINCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 94200-66-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 303-545-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80916170
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401345136
- IUPAC
- 2-Dodecylhexadecyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C44H88O2
- Molecular weight
- 649.186 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