Isohexadecane is a branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbon with 16 carbons.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 447 list it before the 1% line and 122 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 564 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 564
Rare BeautyRare Beauty Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation
ColourPopColourPop ETA
ColourPopColourPop Jaguar
ColourPopColourPop Mocha Latte
ColourPopColourPop Slay
ColourPopColourPop Tease
ColourPopColourPop Westwood
Camille RoseCamille Rose Temp Tamer
OLAPLEXNo.7 Bonding Oil 30ml
Dr.GrootUV Stress Care Mist 100ml
SkinfoodSkinfood Carrot Carotene Relief Cream
COSNORICOSNORI 7-Complex Micro Active Cleansing Oil
Definition
Isohexadecane is a branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbon with 16 carbons.
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTBase that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Isoparaffins as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name イソヘキサデカン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される炭素数１６の分岐脂肪族炭化水素である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ISOHEXADECANEINCI아이소헥사데칸Korean label name (MFDS standard)イソヘキサデカンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4390-04-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4390-04-9, 60908-77-2, 93685-80-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 60908-77-2
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 93685-80-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-506-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-506-8, -, 297-628-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 297-628-2
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colorless liquid, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database 2 3
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2
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