Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII P7UC7KGL82 · registered name METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATE · single chemical substance
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1331-93-7
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 141-23-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-471-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8027086
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID507086
- IUPAC
- Methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C19H38O3
- Molecular weight
- 314.51 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Vapour density
- 10.86
- Molecular weight
- 314.57
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 8 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.
- Lubricating agent3
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Softener and conditioner2
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
6 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 17%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 7 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: procedure outlined in Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise according to - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- 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
- 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