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METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 48 list it before the 1% line and 25 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 73 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 73

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII V1YW10H14D · registered name METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

D-Glucopyranoside, methyl, octadecanoate (2:3)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Methyl Glucose Polyethers and 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 セスキステアリン酸メチルグルコース: 本品は、ステアリン酸(*)とメチルグルコースのモノ及びジエステルの混合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATEINCI메틸글루코오스세스퀴스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)D-Glucopyranoside, methyl, octadecanoate (2:3)Synonymセスキステアリン酸メチルグルコースJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
68936-95-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
273-049-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID7051391
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID001079301
IUPAC
Octadecanoic acid--methyl D-glucopyranoside (3/2)
Molecular formula
C68H136O18
Molecular weight
1241.818 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 13 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 conditioner9
  • Emulsifier4

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 14