How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII A7F3N56197 · registered name POLYSORBATE 85 · polymer
Sorbitan, tri-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z,Z,Z)-
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Polysorbates 20, 21, 40, 60, 61, 65, 80, 81, and 85
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Polysorbates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ポリソルベート８５: 本品は、ソルビトール（＊）と無水ソルビトールのトリオレイン酸エステルに酸化エチレン約２０モルを付加重合したものであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9005-70-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4049743
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- Colorless
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, 15 ℃
- Flash point
- &, gt, 149 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 18.1 ㎜Hg (20 deg C)
- Relative density
- 1.030 (20/4deg C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 20.34
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 13 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.
- Emulsifier7
- Surfactant (surface active agent)5
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Influence of Excipients on Moisturizing Effect of Urea · 2006
- Gramicidin and chlorhexidine encapsulated in bicontinuous microemulsions: antimicrobial activity performance and their impact on self-assembly · 2025
- The Optimization of the Oiling Bath Cosmetic Composition Containing Rapeseed Phospholipids and Grapeseed Oil by the Full Factorial Design · 2015
- Studies on 2′, 3′‐cyclic AMP 3′‐phosphohydrolase in rabbit skin · 1979
- Effect of polysorbate 85 on human skin. · 1975
Linked databases 15
- 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 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata