How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 801 list it before the 1% line and 268 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 1,022 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 1,022
beplainMung Bean Cleansing Oil
AnuaHeartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil 200ml 2-Pack
Banila CoClean It Zero Original Cleansing Balm 100ml
ETUDERecreate Maker Shading Stick
APRILSKINCarrot Cleansing Balm 90ml
BIODERMASensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil 300ml
beplainMung Bean Pore Cleansing Milk Balm
HeimishAll Clean Balm 120ml
beplainMung Bean Pore Cleansing Milk Balm
BarleCharcoal Melting Cleansing Balm 100g
Banila CoClean It Zero Nourishing Cleansing Balm 100ml
ILSOSuper Melting Sebum Cleansing Oil 200ml
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2865993309 · registered name ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸オクチル: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）と2－エチルヘキシルアルコールのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸エチルヘキシル: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）と２－エチルヘキシルアルコールとのエステルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 29806-73-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 249-862-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3027958
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID207958
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C24H48O2
- Molecular weight
- 368.646 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, Wet Solid, Other Solid · liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- &, lt, ℃ (2 hPa)
- Flash point
- 210 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 0 ㎎/ℓ (25℃)
- Vapour density
- 0.859 g/㎤
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 10.61 (log Pow)
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 42 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 conditioner11
- Thickening agent5
- Lubricating agent5
- Fragrance4
- Emulsifier4
- Plasticizer2
- Solubility enhancer2
- Hydraulic fluids2
5 other uses
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Demulsifier1
- Solvent1
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 4 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 7 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: FHSA according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: FHSA according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: U.S. Federal Register, Vol. 38, No. 187, Section 1500: 42, 1973 according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: U.S. Federal Register Vol. 38, No. 187, Section 1500: 42, 1973 according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Investigation of transdermal permeation behavior of diclofenac sodium microemulsion by confocal laser scanning microscopy · 2023
- Production of value-added oleochemicals via Eversa immobilized lipase-catalyzed esterification · 2022
- Ultrasound Assisted Green Synthesis of 2-Ethylhexyl Stearate: A Cosmetic Bio-lubricant. · 2020
- ANALISIS STABILITAS LOTION MENGGUNAKAN EMULSIFIER HASIL PENYABUNAN MINYAK DAN ALKALI · 2019
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English