Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII D1CZ545P7Z · registered name LANOLIN ACID · mixture
Fatty acids, lanolin
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
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 ラノリン脂肪酸: 本品は、ラノリン（＊）の加水分解により得られる脂肪酸混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68424-43-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 270-302-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60892201
What products actually use it for
What the 12 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)3
- Cleaning agent2
- Emulsifier2
- Softener and conditioner2
- Humectant1
- Lubricating agent1
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
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 3 studies
- 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 · other guideline: Eye irritation was assessed by the method prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration of the U. S. A. in the Federal Register, 17th September, 1964 according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · other guideline: The procedure followed was a modification of that used by Dr. J.H. Draize in Appraisal of. The Safety of Chemicals in Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics. equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- 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)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata