Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 8M9A08VM57 · registered name LAURYL STEARATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
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: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
LAURYL STEARATEINCI라우릴스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanoic acid, dodecyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5303-25-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-150-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2063765
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1041344
- IUPAC
- Dodecyl octadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C30H60O2
- Molecular weight
- 452.808 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 41 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 476.63 ℃(est.)
- Vapour pressure
- 2.549 ㎜Hg (at 25C , est.)
- Water solubility
- 0.000000003259 ㎎/ℓ (est.)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 13.63 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 452.8052
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 2 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 conditioner2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata