Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII W9Q3DZS0EG · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 テトラステアリン酸ペンタエリスリチル: 本品は、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次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 115-83-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-110-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7026944
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID206944
- IUPAC
- 2,2-Bis[(octadecanoyloxy)methyl]propane-1,3-diyl dioctadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C77H148O8
- Molecular weight
- 1202.023 g/mol
Measured properties
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 62~68 ℃
- Flash point
- 304 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.0000000000000000000000000006955 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 0.870 ()
- Molecular weight
- 102.02
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 28 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
- Processing aids not otherwise specified5
- Viscosity modifier3
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive3
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Softener and conditioner2
- Intermediate2
- Anti-static agent1
5 other uses
- Pigment1
- Plasticizer1
- Thickening agent1
- Humectant1
- Binder1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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
- Tlooto literature search
- 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