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PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRABEHENATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

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

Products using this ingredient

1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 9MNZ044IRY · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRABEHENATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Pentaerythrityl Tetraesters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name テトラベヘン酸ペンタエリスリチル: 本品は、ベヘン酸(*)とペンタエリスリトールとのテトラエステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRABEHENATEINCI펜타에리스리틸테트라베헤네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Docosanoic acid, 2,2-bis[[(1-oxodocosyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl esterSynonymテトラベヘン酸ペンタエリスリチルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
61682-73-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
262-895-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID60893556
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID601323584
IUPAC
2,2-Bis[(docosanoyloxy)methyl]propane-1,3-diyl didocosanoate
Molecular formula
C93H180O8
Molecular weight
1426.455 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 8 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
  • Binder1
  • Dispersing agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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