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PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/HEPTANOATE

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 50 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 50 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 50

Definition

Pentaerythritol mixed esters with hexanedioic acid, octanoic acid, decanoic acid and heptanoic acid

US FDA substance register · UNII GQY12B661V · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/HEPTANOATE · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name (アジピン酸/カプリン酸/カプリル酸/ヘプタン酸)ペンタエリスリチル: 本品は、アジピン酸(*)、カプリン酸(*)、カプリル酸及びヘプタン酸からなる混合脂肪酸とペンタエリスリトールとのエステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/HEPTANOATEINCI펜타에리스리틸아디페이트/카프레이트/카프릴레이트/헵타노에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hexanedioic acid, mixed esters with decanoic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid and pentaerythritolSynonym(アジピン酸/カプリン酸/カプリル酸/ヘプタン酸)ペンタエリスリチルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
68130-55-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
268-597-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID60894482

What products actually use it for

What the 7 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.

  • Viscosity modifier2
  • Softener and conditioner2
  • Thickening agent1
  • Humectant1
  • Lubricating agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1Classed as low1

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 3 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: EEC test guideline B.9 Number L383A according to
  • High Frequency of Sensitization
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 442B (Skin Sensitization: Local Lymph Node Assay: BrdU-ELISA)
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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