Ingredient Dictionary

OCTYLDODECYL XYLOSIDE

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 62 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 64 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 64

Definition

Octyldodecyl Xyloside is the ether formed by the reaction of Xylose and Octyldodecanol

US FDA substance register · UNII 8Z6VNR46QM · registered name OCTYLDODECYL XYLOSIDE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name オクチルドデシルキシロシド: 本品は、キシロース（＊）とオクチルドデカノール（＊）の反応によって得られるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

OCTYLDODECYL XYLOSIDEINCI옥틸도데실자일로사이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)D-Xylopyranoside, 2-octyldodecylSynonymオクチルドデシルキシロシドJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 423772-95-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID301036271

What products actually use it for

What the 2 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)1
Emulsifier1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 1 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation)