Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 617Q4OD69O · registered name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DISTEARATE · single chemical substance
Oxydiethane-1,2-diyl distearate
Cosmetic roles
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of PEG Diesters as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PEG-2, -3, -4, -6, -8, -9, -12, -20, -32, -50, -75, -120, -150, and -175 Distearate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ジステアリン酸ＰＥＧ－２: 本品は、ステアリン酸（＊）とポリエチレングリコールのジエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
PEG-2 DISTEARATEINCI피이지-2다이스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanoic acid, oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl esterSynonymジステアリン酸ＰＥＧ－２Japanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 109-30-8
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 52668-97-0
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9005-08-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-663-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80861732
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70810618
- IUPAC
- Oxydi(ethane-2,1-diyl) dioctadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C40H78O5
- Molecular weight
- 639.059 g/mol
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.
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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