Linoleoyl ethanolamide is an N-acylethanolamine 18:2 that is the ethanolamide of linoleic acid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 889DYX0816 · registered name LINOLEIC MONOETHANOLAMIDE · single chemical substance
Linoleoyl ethanolamide is an N-acylethanolamine 18:2 that is the ethanolamide of linoleic acid. It has a role as an EC 3.5.1.99 (fatty acid amide hydrolase) inhibitor. It is functionally related to a linoleic acid.
Source: PubChem
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: Safety Assessment of Ethanolamides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10015-67-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68171-52-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 269-029-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10887223
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401026530
- IUPAC
- (9Z,12Z)-N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)octadeca-9,12-dienamide
- Molecular formula
- C20H37NO2
- Molecular weight
- 323.521 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Other Solid · Solid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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)2
- Anti-static agent1
- Foamant1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Viscosity modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- 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