Ingredient Dictionary

HYDROGENATED FARNESENE

Hydrogenated Farnesene is the organic compound.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 29 list it before the 1% line and 27 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 29 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 29

Definition

Hydrogenated Farnesene is the organic compound.

Farnesane is a sesquiterpene that is dodecane substituted by methyl groups at positions 2, 6 and 10. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is an alkane and a sesquiterpene.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 8X81V0IT6Q · registered name FARNESANE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 水添ファルネセン: 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

HYDROGENATED FARNESENEINCI하이드로제네이티드파네신Korean label name (MFDS standard)水添ファルネセンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 3891-98-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID1058634
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID9032321

IUPAC: 2,6,10-Trimethyldodecane
Molecular formula: C15H32
Molecular weight: 212.421 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Liquid · Colorless liquid with an odor of paraffins, [Amyris MSDS]
Odour: paraffinic
pH: 6.39
Melting/freezing point: &amp, lt, -70 ℃ (101.3 kPa)
Initial boiling point and range: 198 ℃(at 758mm Hg)
Flash point: 110 ℃(at 758 mmHg)
Vapour pressure: 89.3 ㎩ (at 20 °C)
Water solubility: 0.00025 ㎎/ℓ
Relative density: 0.7735 ((15℃))
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): &amp, gt, 7.2 ((OECD TG 117, GLP))
Auto-ignition temperature: 197 ℃ ((758mm Hg))
Viscosity: 0.00273 P(g/㎝·s) ((dynamic) (20°C))
Molecular weight: 212.42

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 6 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.

Solvent4
Softener and conditioner2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low3

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 4 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPPTS 870.2500 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 439 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method) equivalent or similar to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to