Definition
Lanolin, hydrogenated
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Amended Safety Assessment of Lanolin-Derived Ingredients
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessement for Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol and Related Compounds
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 水添ラノリン: 本品は、ラノリン（＊）を水素添加したものである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8031-44-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-452-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID801010921
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 68.8 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 383 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000722 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 0.597 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 8.23
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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 conditioner3
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Addendum to the Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PEGs Lanolin to Include PEG-5, -10, -24, -25, -35, -55, -100, and -150 Lanolin; PEG-5, -10, -20, -24, -30, and -70 Hydrogenated Lanolin; PEG-75 Lanolin Oil; and PEG-75 Lanolin Wax1 · 1999
- Lanolin as a contact sensitizer among cosmetology students and cosmeticians: A pilot study · 2025
- Addendum to the final report on the safety assessment of PEGs Lanolin to include PEG-5, -10, -24, -25, -35, -55, -100, and -150 lanolin; PEG-5, -10, -20, -24, -30, and -70 Hydrogenated lanolin; PEG-75 Lanolin Oil; and PEG-75 Lanolin Wax · 1999
Linked databases 12
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database