Ingredient Dictionary

PERFLUOROISOHEXANE

Perfluoroisohexane is the halocarbon.

Definition

Perfluoroisohexane is the halocarbon.

US FDA substance register · UNII 698P33664Y · registered name PERFLUOROISOHEXANE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

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Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name パーフルオロイソヘキサン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるハロゲン化アルキルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PERFLUOROISOHEXANEINCI퍼플루오로아이소헥산Korean label name (MFDS standard)パーフルオロイソヘキサンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 355-04-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 206-575-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID40188992
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID00111483

IUPAC: 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,5,5,5-Undecafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)pentane
Molecular formula: C6F14
Molecular weight: 338.044 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Colour: colourless
Odour: odourless
Melting/freezing point: -170 ℃(ca. 1 m)
Initial boiling point and range: 57.56 ℃(1 m)
Flash point: (No flash point in normal air 20% oxygen)
Vapour pressure: 29000 ㎩ (25 °C)
Water solubility: 0.01 ㎎/ℓ
Relative density: 1.655
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 5.02 (25 °C)
Viscosity: ca. 7.87 cP (dynamic 20 °C)
Molecular weight: 338.04

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 2 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

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard