What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 38H8547VP0 · 등록명 HEXADECENE (MIXED ISOMERS) · 혼합물

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Ingredient Dictionary

HEXADECENE

1-hexadecene is an unbranched sixteen-carbon alkene with one double bond between C-1 and C-2.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 28 list it before the 1% line and 67 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 95 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 95

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 38H8547VP0 · registered name HEXADECENE (MIXED ISOMERS) · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

1-hexadecene is an unbranched sixteen-carbon alkene with one double bond between C-1 and C-2.

Source: PubChem

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ヘキサデセン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される不飽和炭化水素である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

HEXADECENEINCI헥사데센Korean label name (MFDS standard)ヘキサデセンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 26952-14-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 248-131-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID90912325

What products actually use it for

What the 11 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.

Viscosity modifier2
Surfactant (surface active agent)2
Solvent2
Sizing agent1
Lubricating agent1
Plating agent1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Fuel1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

16 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating6Classed as moderate3Classed as low31

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 15%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 20 studies

Severe 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 · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: 16 CFR 1500.41 according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act (FHSLA) according to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Magnusson and Kligman
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) OPPTS 870.2500 according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substances Labelling Act (FHSLA) 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 · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EPA OTS 798.4470 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to
Severe 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 EPA OTS 798.4470 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to
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
Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Moderate or Mild 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: U.S. EPA FIFRA (Pesticide Assessment Guidelines Subdivision F/TSCA (798.4470) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Register 28 (110), 6.6.1963. paragraph 191.12 Test for eye irritants. according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye 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 · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to