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Ingredient Dictionary

HEXADECANOLACTONE

16-Hexadecanolide is a macrolide.

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 5 list it before the 1% line and 6 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

11 of 11 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

16-Hexadecanolide is a macrolide.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 64E2HO00C7 · registered name HEXADECANOLACTONE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCEGives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

European Union

  • Other : The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products.

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 335

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/335

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ヘキサデカノラクトン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

HEXADECANOLACTONEINCI헥사데카노락톤Korean label name (MFDS standard)Oxacycloheptadecan-2-oneSynonymOXACYCLOHEPTA- DECAN-2-ONESynonymヘキサデカノラクトンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
109-29-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
203-662-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID4047622
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID2027622
IUPAC
1-Oxacycloheptadecan-2-one
Molecular formula
C16H30O2
Molecular weight
254.414 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Liquid

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 10 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.

  • Fragrance8
  • Flavouring and nutrient1
  • Deodorizer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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