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ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 180 list it before the 1% line and 12 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 190 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 190

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 411THY156Q · registered name ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Holds powders togetherBINDINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2004/2005

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Isostearyl Neopentanoate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ネオペンタン酸イソステアリル: 本品は、ネオペンタン酸とイソステアリルアルコール(*)のエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATEINCI아이소스테아릴네오펜타노에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, isooctadecyl esterSynonymネオペンタン酸イソステアリルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
58958-60-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
261-521-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID5052252

What products actually use it for

What the 8 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 conditioner5
  • Binder3

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 1 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) adopted Apr 2002 equivalent or similar to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 15