Laurocapram is a member of caprolactams.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1F3X9DRV9X · registered name LAUROCAPRAM · single chemical substance
Laurocapram is a member of caprolactams.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
LAUROCAPRAMINCI라우로카프람Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 59227-89-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 261-668-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0042086
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8022086
- IUPAC
- 1-Dodecylazepan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C18H35NO
- Molecular weight
- 281.484 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Clear, colorless liquid
- Boiling point
- 160 °C at 50 mm Hg
- Melting point
- -7 °C
- Solubility
- Freely soluble in most solvents
- Density
- 0.91 g/cu cm
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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 conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate2
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 2 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Laurocapram, a transdermal enhancer, boosts cephalosporin's antibacterial activity against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. · 2024
- Effect of Laurocapram on Percutaneous Absorption of Lidocaine in Lidocaine Spray in Vitro · 2010
- Chemical Enhancers for the Absorption of Substances Through the Skin: Laurocapram and Its Derivatives · 2006
- Effect of percutaneous absorption preparation of lomefloxacin with laurocapram on epidermal morphology of piglet skin · 2005
- Phase 1/2 pilot study of methotrexate-laurocapram topical gel for the treatment of patients with early-stage mycosis fungoides. · 2003
Linked databases 12
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata