Oleanolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is olean-12-en-28-oic acid substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 26 list it before the 1% line and 46 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
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Camille RoseCamille Rose Rejuva Drops - Come Back!
Not Your Mother'sNot Your Mother's Leave-In Conditioner
DermalogicaDermalogica breakout clearing foaming wash
SWANICOCOSebum Removal Solution
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Oily Scalp Treatment
VerbVerb Sculpting Clay
La BonitaRecover AC Skin Mist
JVN HairJVN Hair Perfèct The Essential Dry Shampoo
JVN HairJVN Hair Perfèct The Essential Dry Shampoo Travel
BYURSerum Fit Loose Face Powder 10g Single/Special Set
One-day's YouPhyto PDRN Capsule Shot Ampoule 2000
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Definition
Oleanolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is olean-12-en-28-oic acid substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of an oleanolate. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 6SMK8R7TGJ · registered name OLEANOLIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name オレアノール酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 508-02-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-081-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50858790
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701474453
- IUPAC
- 3beta-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid
- Molecular formula
- C30H48O3
- Molecular weight
- 456.711 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid · solid
- Melting point
- 310 °C
- pH
- 4.58
- Melting/freezing point
- 310 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 554 ℃
- Flash point
- 303 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000000000199 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 0.00005422 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 7.95
- Molecular weight
- 456.72
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 3 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 conditioner3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Network pharmacology, molecular docking and in vivo study on oleanolic acid against psoriasis · 2025
- Application of multiple strategies to enhance oleanolic acid biosynthesis by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. · 2024
- Viral UL8 Is Involved in the Antiviral Activity of Oleanolic Acid Against HSV-1 Infection · 2021
- Development of Polymeric Micelles of Oleanolic Acid and Evaluation of Their Clinical Efficacy · 2020
- Oleanolic Acid Protects the Skin from Particulate Matter-Induced Aging · 2020
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese