Cosmetic roles
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Safety & regulatory references
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 ヘキサデシルエイコサン酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表される炭素数３６の飽和分岐脂肪酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
HEXADECYLEICOSANOIC ACIDINCI헥사데실레이코사노익애씨드Korean label name (MFDS standard)ヘキサデシルエイコサン酸Japanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 56253-91-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 260-078-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80971683
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801399185
- IUPAC
- 2-Hexadecylicosanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C36H72O2
- Molecular weight
- 536.97 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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 modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard