Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII KI32V0I24Q · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRALAURATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
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 テトララウリン酸ペンタエリスリチル: 本品は、ラウリン酸（＊）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 TETRALAURATEINCI펜타에리스리틸테트라라우레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Dodecanoic acid, 2,2-bis[[(1-oxododecyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl esterSynonymテトララウリン酸ペンタエリスリチルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 13057-50-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 235-946-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50864351
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40812881
- IUPAC
- 2,2-Bis[(dodecanoyloxy)methyl]propane-1,3-diyl didodecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C53H100O8
- Molecular weight
- 865.375 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata