Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII R34927QY59 · registered name ETHYLHEXYL OLEATE · single chemical substance
2-Ethylhexyl oleate
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ETHYLHEXYL OLEATEINCI에틸헥실올리에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)9-Octadecenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, (Z)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 26399-02-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 247-655-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90893468
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801323485
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl (9Z)-octadec-9-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C26H50O2
- Molecular weight
- 394.684 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 9 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.
- Lubricating agent4
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Solvent1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Plasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low1
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
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- 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