Definition
Ethylhexyl Caprate is the organic compound
US FDA substance register · UNII S4H583N13K · registered name 2-ETHYLHEXYL CAPRATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGKeeps 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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ETHYLHEXYL CAPRATEINCI에틸헥실카프레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 73947-30-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 277-647-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 277-647-2 (I)
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00867776
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60815935
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl decanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H36O2
- Molecular weight
- 284.484 g/mol
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 conditioner3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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