Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
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 イソステアリン酸Ｋ: 本品は、イソステアリン酸（＊）のカリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
POTASSIUM ISOSTEARATEINCI포타슘아이소스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)イソステアリン酸ＫJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68413-46-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 270-218-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80892061
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4022070
- IUPAC
- Potassium 16-methylheptadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H35KO2
- Molecular weight
- 322.574 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard