How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1,326 list it before the 1% line and 270 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 1,545 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 1,545
M·A·CMAC Macximal Silky Matte Lipstick (10 Colors)
ATOPALMOutdoor Play Sun Stick 21g
NIVEALip Care Moisture Care
NIVEABasic Lip Care 4.8g 3 Types
TIRTIRMy Glow Highlighter
KAHIKAHI Velvet Glow Sun Stick
ROUND LABROUND LAB Baby Mild Sun Stick 21g (SPF 50+ PA++++)
AnuaAnua Invisible Glow Finish Sunstick
KAHIKAHI Velvet Glow Sun Stick
rom&ndrom&nd Glasting Melting Balm #Bare Heart
Supergoop!Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen Lip Protector SPF 30
Makeup By MarioMakeup By Mario Soft Pop Blush Stick
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 461N1O614Y · registered name OCTYLDODECANOL · single chemical substance
Octyldodecanol is an aliphatic alcohol that conforms generally to the formula:
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: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2004/2005
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name オクチルドデカノール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される脂肪族アルコールである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5333-42-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-242-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3036288
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1016288
- IUPAC
- 2-Octyldodecan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C20H42O
- Molecular weight
- 298.555 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -20 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 364 ℃( 1013 hPa)
- Flash point
- ≥ 189 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.001745 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 ℃)
- Relative density
- 0.835-0.845 (at 20 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- (&, gt, 6)
- Molecular weight
- 298.62
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 69 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 conditioner52
- Fragrance5
- Lubricating agent3
- Solvent3
- Viscosity modifier2
- UV stabilizer2
- Intermediate1
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
6 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 9 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Hazardous Substances, Part. 191, section 11, FDA, Washington 1965 according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: 79/831/EWG Annex V - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Hazardous Substances, Part. 191, section 12, FDA, Washington 1965 according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- A Comparative Study of Shea Stearin Crystallization in Rapeseed Oil and Octyldodecanol: Effects on Crystallization Kinetics, Polymorphism, and Structural Properties · 2025
- Studies on the lipophilicity of vehicles (or co-vehicles) and botanical oils used in cosmetic products. · 2007
- Studies on the lipophilicity of vehicles (or co-vehicles) and botanical oils used in cosmetic products. · 2007
- ANALISIS STABILITAS LOTION MENGGUNAKAN EMULSIFIER HASIL PENYABUNAN MINYAK DAN ALKALI · 2019
- Octyldodecyl xyloside: a novel contact allergen · 2011
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- 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 3
- 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