Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII T4052HS20F · registered name OLEYL BETAINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGBoosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Betaines as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name オレイルベタイン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される両性化合物（分子内塩）である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
OLEYL BETAINEINCI올레일베타인Korean label name (MFDS standard)9-Octadecen-1-aminium, N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, inner salt, (9Z)-SynonymオレイルベタインJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 871-37-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 212-806-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6061230
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9048562
- IUPAC
- [Dimethyl(octadec-9-en-1-yl)azaniumyl]acetate
- Molecular formula
- C22H43NO2
- Molecular weight
- 353.591 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 18 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 conditioner6
- Surfactant (surface active agent)4
- Anti-static agent3
- Foamant2
- Cleaning agent2
- Thickening agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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