Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9O691KKR2A · registered name GLYCOL DILAURATE · 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: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Monoalkylglycol Dialkyl Acid Esters as Used In Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ジラウリン酸グリコール: 本品は､ラウリン酸（＊）とグリコール（＊）のジエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 624-04-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 210-827-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0060779
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2043327
- IUPAC
- Ethane-1,2-diyl didodecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C26H50O4
- Molecular weight
- 426.682 g/mol
Measured properties
- Melting/freezing point
- 56.6 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.000003856 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 10.23
- Molecular weight
- 426.69
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 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 conditioner2
- Viscosity modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- PRODUCTION OF PALM-BASED GLYCOL ESTER VIA AUTOCATALYTIC ESTERIFICATION · 2020
- Green Production of a High-Value Branched-Chain Diester: Optimization Based on Operating Conditions and Economic and Sustainability Criteria · 2023
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Propylene Glycol (PG) Dicaprylate, PG Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PG Dicocoate, PG Dipelargonate, PG Isostearate, PG Laurate, PG Myristate, PG Oleate, PG Oleate SE, PG Dioleate, PG Dicaprate, PG Diisostearate, and PG Dilaurate · 1999
Linked databases 14
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- 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