Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
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Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ペンタヒドロスクワレン: 本品は、スクワレン（＊）を部分的に水素添加したものである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
PENTAHYDROSQUALENEINCI펜타하이드로스쿠알렌Korean label name (MFDS standard)Tetracosene, 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-SynonymペンタヒドロスクワレンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68629-07-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 271-913-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60424147
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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 conditioner2
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 1 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 9
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database