Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2FS31BFC0F · registered name HEXAMETHYLENE BIS-HYDROXYSTEARAMIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGDraws in and holds moistureHUMECTANTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヘキサメチレンビスヒドロキシステアラミド: 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
HEXAMETHYLENE BIS-HYDROXYSTEARAMIDEINCI헥사메틸렌비스-하이드록시스테아라마이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanamide, N,N'-1,6-hexanediylbis[12-hydroxy-SynonymヘキサメチレンビスヒドロキシステアラミドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 55349-01-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052214
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1030785
- IUPAC
- N,N'-(Hexane-1,6-diyl)bis(12-hydroxyoctadecanamide)
- Molecular formula
- C42H84N2O4
- Molecular weight
- 681.144 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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 modifier2
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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