Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9Z5UXZ64XA · registered name GLYCOL OLEATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Reduces staticANTISTATICMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGKeeps 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 · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
GLYCOL OLEATEINCI글라이콜올리에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)9-Octadecenoic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, (Z)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25905-73-1
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4500-01-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-806-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0063498
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID607713
- IUPAC
- 2-Hydroxyethyl (9Z)-octadec-9-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C20H38O3
- Molecular weight
- 326.521 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Yellow liquid with a fatty odor, [BASF MSDS] · liquid
- Flash point
- 177 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.02685 ㎎/ℓ (25 deg C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 7.04
- Molecular weight
- 326.52
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 4 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
- Anti-static agent1
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PEG-25 Propylene Glycol Stearate, PEG-75 Propylene Glycol Stearate, PEG-120 Propylene Glycol Stearate, PEG-10 Propylene Glycol, PEG-8 Propylene Glycol Cocoate, and PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate · 2001
- Exploring Whole Cells of Rhizopus oryzae for Efficient Synthesis of Emollient Esters: Bioesters for Cosmetics · 2024
- 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 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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
- 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