Octane-1,8-diol is an octanediol.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 37 list it before the 1% line and 50 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 87 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 87
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Definition
Octane-1,8-diol is an octanediol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 806K32R50Z · registered name OCTANEDIOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkane Diols as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name オクタンジオール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 629-41-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 211-090-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2022416
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID702416
- IUPAC
- Octane-1,8-diol
- Molecular formula
- C8H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 146.23 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 63 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 59~61 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- %
- Molecular weight
- 146.23 (est.)
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 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.
- Plasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Safety Assessment of Alkane Diols as Used in Cosmetics · 2024
- Bioactive Poly(octanediol‐citrate‐polyglycol) Accelerates Skin Regeneration through M2 Polarization Immunomodulating and Early Angiogenesis · 2022
- From water-rich to oil-rich gelled non-toxic microemulsions. · 2021
- Formulation of Gelled Non-toxic Bicontinuous Microemulsions Stabilized by Highly Efficient Alkanoyl Methylglucamides. · 2020
- Antibacterial Activity of 1,2-Alkanediol against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. · 2019
Linked databases 19
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese