How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 9 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
11 of 11 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Extra-Body Sculpting Foam
AvèneXeraCalm Nutrition Lotion 400ml
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Super Clean Extra Hairspray
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Super Clean Hairspray
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Super Clean Light Hairspray
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Finishing Spray
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Shine Spray
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Lavender Mint Deep Conditioning Mineral Hair Mask
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Lavender Mint Moisturizing Conditioner
It's a 10It's a 10 It's a 10 Miracle Finishing Spray Plus Keratin
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Color Conditioner
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 832C4KF14X · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRACAPRYLATE/TETRACAPRATE · mixture
Decanoic acid, mixed esters with octanoic acid and pentaerythritol
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Pentaerythrityl Tetraesters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name テトラ（カプリル／カプリン酸）ペンタエリスリチル: 本品は、カプリル酸とカプリン酸（＊）の混合物とペンタエリスリトールのテトラエステルで次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68441-68-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 270-472-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3029443
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 160.61 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 480.12 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000000104 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 0.01436 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 6.12
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
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.
- Lubricating agent5
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 4 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) 12 May 1981 according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)