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PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 586 list it before the 1% line and 35 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 611 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 611

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 9D7IK5483F · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

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

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name テトライソステアリン酸ペンタエリスリチル: 本品は、イソステアリン酸(*)とペンタエリスリトールのテトラエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATEINCI펜타에리스리틸테트라아이소스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Isooctadecanoic acid, 2,2-bis[[(1-oxoisooctadecyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl esterSynonymテトライソステアリン酸ペンタエリスリチルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
62125-22-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
263-423-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID90894450
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID801477317
IUPAC
2,2-Bis{[(16-methylheptadecanoyl)oxy]methyl}propane-1,3-diyl bis(16-methylheptadecanoate)
Molecular formula
C77H148O8
Molecular weight
1202.023 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 16 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 agent4
  • Softener and conditioner3
  • Emulsifier2
  • Surfactant (surface active agent)2
  • Thickening agent1
  • Humectant1
  • Wetting agent (non-aqueous)1
  • Anti-adhesive/cohesive1
1 other uses
  • Binder1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 3 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) Adopted 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
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) Adopted 24 April 2002 equivalent or similar to other guideline: U.S. Federal Register, 1973, Vol. 38, No. 187, Section 1500:42 according to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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