Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 07AFY68C8S · registered name HEXYLDECYL BENZOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTBase that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTKeeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Benzoates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
HEXYLDECYL BENZOATEINCI헥실데실벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 163883-40-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90936884
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601365477
- IUPAC
- 2-Hexyldecyl benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C23H38O2
- Molecular weight
- 346.555 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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 conditioner1
- Plasticizer1
- Solvent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata