Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 286587JSCN · registered name POTASSIUM CAPRATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name カプリン酸Ｋ: 本品は、カプリン酸（＊）のカリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
POTASSIUM CAPRATEINCI포타슘카프레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)カプリン酸ＫJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 13040-18-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 235-910-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 235-919-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1042314
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9022314
- IUPAC
- Potassium decanoate
- Molecular formula
- C10H19KO2
- Molecular weight
- 210.358 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Anti-caking agent1
- Lubricating agent1
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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